TRAI releases Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st January 2026

RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 For immediate release (Press Release No. 39/2026) Information Note to the Press TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA New Delhi, 19th March 2026 (www.trai.gov.in) Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st January 2026 Total Particulars Wireless* Wireline (Wireless+ Wireline) Broadband Subscribers (Million) 1006.89 45.83 1052.72 Urban Telephone Subscribers (Million) 725.67 42.59 768.26 Net Addition in January 2026 (Million) 4.59 0.30 4.89 Monthly Growth Rate 0.64% 0.72% 0.64% Rural Telephone Subscribers (Million) 540.67 5.07 545.74 Net Addition in January 2026 (Million) 2.98 -0.01 2.97 Monthly Growth Rate 0.55% -0.24% 0.55% Total Telephone Subscribers (Million) 1266.34 47.66 1314.00 Net Addition in January 2026 (Million) 7.57 0.29 7.86 Monthly Growth Rate 0.60% 0.61% 0.60% Share of Urban Subscribers 57.30% 89.36% 58.47% Share of Rural Subscribers 42.70% 10.64% 41.53% Overall Tele-density@ with M2M cellular 88.87% 3.34% 92.22% mobile connections Urban Tele-density@ 141.53% 8.31% 149.84% Rural Tele-density@ 59.27% 0.56% 59.83% Tele-density@ without M2M cellular mobile 80.91% 3.34% 84.26% connections ❖ In the month of January 2026, 15.98 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP). ❖ The number of active wireless (mobile) subscribers (on the date of peak VLR#) in January 2026 was 1172.10 million. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Note: * The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA subscribers. @ Tele-density has been computed on the basis of the projection of population from the ‘Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011 – 2036’, published in July 2020. # VLR is acronym of Visitor Location Register. The dates of peak VLR for various Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) may be different in different service areas. • Information in this Press Release is based on the data provided by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to TRAI. 1RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Broadband Subscribers • As per the information received from 1480 operators for the month of January 2026, the total number of broadband subscribers increased from 1050.60 million at the end of December 2025 to 1052.72 million at the end of January 2026 with a monthly growth rate of 0.20%. Segment-wise number of broadband subscribers and their monthly growth rates are as below: - Segment–wise Broadband Subscribers and Monthly Growth Rate in the month of January 2026 Broadband Subscribers Percenta (in million) Segment Subscription ge December January Change 2025 2026 Fixed Wired Access Wired (DSL, FTTx, Ethernet/LAN, 45.45 45.83 0.83% subscribers Cable Modem, ILL) Fixed Wireless Access 5.77% (5G FWA, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, 15.08 15.95 Wireless Radio/UBR, Satellite) Subscribers Mobile Wireless Access (Handset/Dongle-based- 990.07 990.95 0.09% 3G, 4G, 5G, M2M) Total Broadband Subscriptions 1050.60 1052.72 0.20% Top five Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Service providers as on 31st January 2026 S.N. Service Provider Subscriber base (In million) 1. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. 517.56 2. Bharti Airtel Ltd. 359.29 3. Vodafone Idea Ltd. 128.97 4. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. 29.64 5. Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd. 2.38 Market Share of Top Five Broadband (Wired & 98.59% Wireless) Service Providers 2RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 • The graphical representation of the service provider-wise market share of broadband services is given below: - Service Provider-wise Market Share of Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Services as on 31st January 2026 Top Five Fixed Wired Access Broadband Service providers as on 31st January 2026 Subscriber base S.N. Service Provider (In million) 1. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. 13.99 2. Bharti Airtel Ltd. 10.38 3. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd 4.47 4. Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd. 2.38 5. Kerala Vision Broadband Ltd. 1.46 Market Share of Top Five Fixed (Wired) Access Broadband 71.30% Service Providers Top five Wireless (Fixed wireless & mobile) Access Broadband Service providers as on 31st January 2026 Subscriber base S.N. Service Provider (In million) 1. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. 503.57 2. Bharti Airtel Ltd. 348.91 3. Vodafone Idea Ltd. 128.97 4. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. 25.17 5. IBus Virtual Network Services Private Limited 0.12 Market Share of Top Five Wireless (Fixed wireless & Mobile) 99.98% Access Broadband Service providers 3RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 I. Wireline Telephone Subscriber Base • The number of wireline subscribers increased from 47.37 million at the end of December 2025 to 47.66 million at the end of January 2026. The net increase in the wireline subscriber base was 0.29 million with a monthly growth rate of 0.61%. • The overall wireline tele-density in India increased from 3.33% at the end of December 2025 to 3.34% at the of January 2026. Urban and rural wireline tele-density were 8.31% and 0.56% respectively, on 31st January 2026. The shares of urban and rural subscribers in total wireline subscribers were 89.36% and 10.64% respectively, at the end of January 2026. • PSU access service providers viz. BSNL, MTNL, and APSFL together held 19.40% of the wireline market share as on 31st January 2026. Detailed statistics of the wireline subscriber base are available at Annexure-I. Access Service Provider-wise Market Share of wireline Subscribers as on 31st January 2026 4RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 • The net addition/ decline in the wireline subscriber base of various access service providers in the month of January 2026 is given below: Access Service Provider-wise Net Addition/Decline in Wireline Subscribers during the month of January 2026 5RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 II. Wireless Telephone (Mobile + FWA) Subscriber Base • The number of wireless (mobile + Fixed Wireless Access) subscribers increased from 1258.77 million at the end of December 2025 to 1266.34 million at the end of January 2026, thereby registering a monthly growth rate of 0.60%. Total wireless subscription in urban areas increased from 720.15 million on 31st December 2025 to 725.67 million on 31st January 2026. The subscription in rural areas also increased from 538.62 million to 540.67 million during the same period. The monthly growth rate of urban and rural wireless subscriptions was 0.77% and 0.38%, respectively. • The wireless tele-density in India increased from 88.41% at the end of December 2025 to 88.87% at the end of January 2026. The urban wireless tele- density increased from 140.66% at the end of December 2025 to 141.53% at the end of January 2026. The rural wireless tele-density increased from 59.07% to 59.27% during the same period. The share of urban and rural wireless subscribers in the total number of wireless subscribers was 57.30% and 42.70%, respectively, at the end of January 2026. Note: In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered. 6RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 • The details of wireless (mobile) subscribers and wireless (FWA) subscribers are given below: (A) Wireless (mobile) subscriber Base • The number of wireless (mobile) subscribers increased from 1244.20 million at the end of December 2025 to 1250.89 million at the end of January 2026 thereby registering a monthly growth rate of 0.54%. Wireless (mobile) subscription in urban areas increased from 712.03 million at the end of December 2025 to 717.06 million at the end of January 2026 and wireless (mobile) subscription in rural areas also increased from 532.17 million to 533.83 million during the same period. The monthly growth rates of urban and rural wireless (mobile) subscription were 0.71% and 0.31% respectively. • The wireless (mobile) tele-density in India increased from 87.38% at the end of December 2025 to 87.79% at the end of January 2026. The urban wireless (mobile) tele-density increased from 139.08% at the end of December 2025 to 139.86% at the end of January 2026 and rural wireless (mobile) tele-density increased from 58.36% to 58.52% during the same period. The share of urban and rural wireless (mobile) subscribers in the total number of wireless (mobile) subscribers were 57.32% and 42.68% respectively, at the end of January 2026. The detailed statistics of wireless (mobile) subscriber base is available at Annexure- II. Note: In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered. 7RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 • As on 31st January 2026, the private access service providers held 92.54% of the market share in terms of wireless (mobile) subscribers, whereas PSU access service providers viz. BSNL and MTNL together held a market share of 7.46%. • The graphical representation of access service provider-wise market share and net additions in wireless (mobile) subscriber base are given below: - Access Service Provider-wise Market Shares in term of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers as on 31st January 2026 Net Addition/ Decline in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers of Access Service Providers in the month of January 2026 8RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Growth in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers Major Access Service Provider-wise Monthly Growth/ Decline Rate of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of January 2026 Licensed Service Area (LSA)-wise Monthly Growth/ Decline rate of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of January 2026 • Except Kolkata, all other LSAs have shown growth in their wireless (Mobile) subscribers during the month of January 2026. 9RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 (B) Wireless (FWA) subscriber Base • At present, fixed wireless access (FWA) based services are being provided under two categories viz. a) 5G FWA i.e. FWA using 5G radio access technology; and b) UBR FWA i.e. FWA using Unlicensed Band Radio (UBR) technology. • The number of wireless (5G FWA) subscribers increased from 10.99 million at the end of December 2025 to 11.53 million at the end of January 2026 with subscriptions in urban and rural areas as 5.83 million and 5.70 million respectively. The shares of urban and rural wireless (5G FWA) subscribers in total wireless (5G FWA) subscribers were 50.55% and 49.45% respectively, at the end of January 2026. • LSA wise information on the wireless (5G FWA) subscriber base is available at Annexure-V. • UBR FWA subscription stood at 3.92 million at the end of January 2026 with subscriptions in urban and rural areas of 2.78 million and 1.14 million respectively. The shares of urban and rural wireless (UBR FWA) subscribers in total wireless (UBR FWA) subscribers were 70.89% and 29.11% respectively, at the end of January 2026. LSA wise information on the wireless (UBR FWA) subscriber base is available at Annexure-VI. 10RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 III. M2M cellular mobile connections The Number of M2M cellular mobile connections increased from 109.19 million at the end of December 2025 to 113.46 million at the end of January 2026. Bharti Airtel Limited has the highest number of M2M cellular mobile connections of 70.18 million with a market share of 61.85%, followed by Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Vodafone Idea Limited and BSNL with market share of 18.15%, 16.58% and 3.42% respectively. The bifurcation of service provider wise total M2M subscriptions and Broadband M2M subscriptions for the month of January 2026 is given below: Service Provider Total M2M Broadband M2M (2G/3G/4G/5G) (3G/4G/5G) Subscriptions Subscriptions (in Million) (in Million) Bharti Airtel Limited 70.17 40.03 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 20.60 20.60 Vodafone Idea Limited 18.8 7.69 BSNL 3.88 2.2 Total 113.46 70.52 11RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 IV. Total Telephone Subscriber Base • The number of total telephone subscribers in India increased from 1306.14 million at the end of December 2025 to 1314.00 million at the end of January 2026, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 0.60%. Urban telephone subscription increased from 762.44 million at the end of December 2025 to 768.26 million at the end of January 2026 and the rural telephone subscription also increased from 543.70 million to 545.74 million during the same period. The monthly growth rates of urban and rural telephone subscription were 0.76% and 0.38% respectively during the month of January 2026. • The overall tele-density in India increased from 91.74% at the end of December 2025 to 92.22% at the end of January 2026. The urban tele-density increased from 148.92% at the end of December 2025 to 149.84% at the end of January 2026 and rural tele-density also increased from 59.63% to 59.83% during the same period. The share of urban and rural subscribers in total number of telephone subscribers at the end of January 2026 were 58.47% and 41.53% respectively. Note: In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered. 12RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 • A summary of total telephone subscriber base at the end of January 2026 is as below: Telephone subscriber base as on 31st January 2026 (in million) No. of S. No. Type of telephone connection Total subscribers Consumer 1. 1,137.43 SIM 2. Wireless M2M SIM 113.46 1,266.34 3. FWA 15.45 4. Wireline 47.66 5. Total 1,314.00 • The following table provides a summary information on wireless (mobile) telephone subscriber base as on 31st January 2026: S. No. Item No. of subscribers No. of Wireless (mobile) connections 1. 1,250.89 including M2M cellular mobile connections * No. of Wireless (mobile) connections 2. 1,137.43 excluding M2M cellular mobile connections * Wireless (mobile) connections = Consumer SIM + M2M SIM 13RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Overall Tele-density (LSA Wise) – As on 31st January 2026 • As may be seen in the above chart, nine LSAs have less tele-density than the all-India average tele-density at the end of January 2026. Delhi LSA has the maximum tele-density of 359.98% and the Bihar LSA has the minimum tele-density of 62.49% at the end of January 2026. Notes: - 1. Population data/projections are available state wise only. 2. Tele-density figures are derived from the telephone subscriber data provided by the access service providers and the projection of population from the “Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011 – 2036. 3. Telephone subscriber data for Delhi, includes, apart from the data for the State of Delhi, wireless subscriber data for the areas served by the local exchanges of Ghaziabad & Noida (in Uttar Pradesh) and Gurgaon & Faridabad (in Haryana). 4. Data/information for West Bengal includes Kolkata, Maharashtra includes Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh includes UPE & UPW service areas. 5. Data/information for Andhra Pradesh includes Telengana, Madhya Pradesh includes Chhatishgarh, Bihar includes Jharkhand, Maharashtra includes Goa, Uttar Pradesh includes Uttarakhand, West Bengal includes Sikkim and North-East includes Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura States. 6. In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been included. 14RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 V. Category-wise Growth in subscriber base Circle Category-wise Net Additions in Telephone Subscribers in the Month January 2026 Net additions in the month Telephone Subscriber base as Circle of January 2026 on 31st January 2026 Category Wireline Wireless* Wireline Wireless* segment segment segment segment Circle A 88,736 2,792,442 20,246,256 424,604,391 Circle B 151,789 2,687,647 11,682,665 493,418,338 Circle C 43,407 1,850,566 3,571,722 209,282,801 Metro 6,718 240,258 12,158,198 139,034,730 All India 290,650 7,570,913 47,658,841 1,266,340,260 Circle Category-wise Monthly and Yearly Growth Rates in Telephone Subscribers in the Month of December 2025 Monthly growth rate (%) Yearly growth rate (%) (December 2025 to January (January 2025 to January Circle 2026) 2026) Category Wireline Wireless* Wireline Wireless* Segment Segment Segment Segment Circle A 0.44% 0.66% 49.54% 8.29% Circle B 1.32% 0.55% 22.81% 5.12% Circle C 1.23% 0.89% 30.12% 8.72% Metro 0.06% 0.17% 31.73% 6.66% All India 0.61% 0.60% 36.06% 6.92% * The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA subscribers. Note: Circle Category-Metro includes Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. • As can be seen in the above tables, in the wireless segment, during the month of January 2026, on a monthly basis, all circles have registered a growth in their subscriber bases. On a yearly basis also, all the circles have registered a growth in their wireless subscriber bases. • In the wireline segment, during the month of January 2026, on a monthly basis, all circles have registered a growth in their subscribers. On a yearly basis also, all circles have registered a growth in their wireline subscriber bases. 15RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 VII. Active Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers (VLR Data) • Out of the total 1250.89 million wireless (mobile) subscribers, 1172.10 million wireless (mobile) subscribers were active on the date of peak VLR in the month of January 2026. The proportion of active wireless (mobile) subscribers was approximately 93.70% of the total wireless (mobile) subscriber base. • The detailed statistics on the proportion of active wireless (mobile) subscribers (also referred to as VLR subscribers) on the date of peak VLR in the month of January 2026 is available at Annexure-III and the methodology used for reporting VLR subscribers is available at Annexure-IV. Percentage of VLR Subscribers for the Top Four Access Service Providers in the month of January 2026 • Bharti Airtel has the maximum proportion- 99.64% of its active wireless (mobile) subscribers (VLR) as against its total wireless (mobile) subscribers (HLR) on the date of peak VLR in the month of January 2026. 16RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Service Area wise percentage of VLR Subscribers in the month of January 2026 VIII. Mobile Number Portability (MNP) • MNP was implemented in Haryana Licensed Service Area (LSA) with effect from 25.11.2010 and across the rest of the country with effect from 20.01.2011. Initially, it was available only within the same LSA. Inter-LSA MNP was introduced nationwide with effect from 03.07.2015, enabling wireless subscribers to retain their mobile numbers when they relocate from one LSA to another. • During the month of January 2026, about 15.98 million subscribers submitted their requests for MNP. Out of total requests, number of requests received from Zone-I & Zone-II were about 8.97 million and 7.02 million respectively. • In MNP Zone-I (Northern and Western India), the highest number of requests have been received in UP(East) LSA (2.33 million) followed by U.P.(West) LSA (1.59 million). 17RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 • In MNP Zone-II (Southern and Eastern India), the highest number of requests have been received in Madhya Pradesh LSA (1.52 million) followed by Bihar LSA (1.44 million). Licensed Service Area Wise MNP Status (in million) Zone-I Zone–II Number of Porting Number of Porting Requests in Requests in Service Service the month of the month of Area Area December- January- December- January- 25 26 25 26 Andhra Delhi 0.75 0.74 0.69 0.68 Pradesh Gujarat 1.15 1.09 Assam 0.13 0.12 Haryana 0.46 0.46 Bihar 1.45 1.44 Himachal 0.06 0.06 Karnataka 0.63 0.62 Pradesh Jammu & 0.07 0.07 Kerala 0.25 0.25 Kashmir Maharashtr 1.09 1.07 Kolkata 0.19 0.20 a Madhya Mumbai 0.27 0.27 1.52 1.52 Pradesh North Punjab 0.40 0.39 0.03 0.03 East Rajasthan 0.93 0.90 Odisha 0.25 0.25 Tamil U.P.(East) 2.30 2.33 0.65 0.59 Nadu West U.P.(West) 1.56 1.59 1.29 1.32 Bengal Total 9.02 8.97 Total 7.10 7.02 Total (Zone-I + Zone-II) 16.12 15.98 Contact details in case of any clarification: - Shri Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, Advisor (NSL-II), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India World Trade Centre, Tower-F, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi – 110029 Ph: 011-20907758 (Ashok Kumar Jha) E-mail: advmn@trai.gov.in Pr. Advisor (NSL), TRAI 18RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Wireline Subscriber Base Annexure-I . BSNL MTNL Bharti Airtel Reliance Com. Tata Tele. Quadrant Vodafone Idea Reliance Jio STPL APSFL Total Net LSA Addition Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Andhra Pradesh 654423 654555 0 956600 981053 14306 14479 1054302 1028513 0 75600 75670 1929093 1958584 0 361215 337145 5045539 5049999 4460 Assam 100123 99719 0 76134 78738 0 0 0 0 2110 2071 241642 244103 0 0 420009 424631 4622 Bihar 166448 150491 0 422080 432569 9 9 68313 71626 0 4779 4779 741970 755775 0 0 1403599 1415249 11650 Delhi 0 0 690511 678556 2435462 2453528 12018 11998 969164 955909 0 80472 77952 1137923 1149612 0 0 5325550 5327555 2005 Gujarat 456111 453618 0 352200 358478 2379 2377 755646 762945 0 119806 121946 909479 897140 0 0 2595621 2596504 883 Haryana 377570 380723 0 231377 236977 0 0 170550 169110 0 380 380 175121 176401 0 0 954998 963591 8593 Himachal Pradesh 90039 98075 0 26419 27308 0 0 4038 3939 0 60 60 78649 79662 0 0 199205 209044 9839 J & K 55562 47454 0 152433 154878 0 0 0 0 30 30 269000 272616 0 0 477025 474978 -2047 Karnataka 652873 645623 0 1324574 1340801 11163 11068 2610352 2642584 0 194649 195339 1130422 1146591 0 0 5924033 5982006 57973 Kerala 1197832 1197563 0 145700 149189 2161 2129 94077 94324 0 6497 6487 403543 409058 0 0 1849810 1858750 8940 Kolkata 227293 226386 0 224441 225722 2394 2060 371226 365629 0 12345 12570 637188 647240 0 0 1474887 1479607 4720 Madhya Pradesh 305551 305236 0 623136 634296 5 5 106713 110177 0 49837 49937 1097195 1119685 0 0 2182437 2219336 36899 Maharashtra 629630 626129 0 628994 654480 6245 6035 1040113 1033601 0 19613 19533 349116 351802 0 0 2673711 2691580 17869 Mumbai 2462 2462 791923 772639 639803 644805 29576 29456 2665232 2674021 0 186031 185265 1036016 1042388 0 0 5351043 5351036 -7 North East 60038 59831 0 180 180 0 0 0 0 450 450 239373 242171 0 0 300041 302632 2591 Odisha 157645 156953 0 103220 107278 4 5 105996 113515 0 3220 3218 358351 364219 0 0 728436 745188 16752 Punjab 561841 564478 0 432109 442792 1499 1498 60274 59537 329421 326934 1130 1130 455505 459868 58255 58359 0 1900034 1914596 14562 Rajasthan 292710 293069 0 365344 370970 2973 2937 83695 83789 0 10205 10495 577442 588047 0 0 1332369 1349307 16938 Tamil Nadu 969400 968418 0 1094523 1109815 9107 9047 789054 769880 0 28445 28255 1028087 1040752 0 0 3918616 3926167 7551 U.P.(E) 141989 143288 0 366541 377783 50 54 51609 49591 0 16182 16182 744576 756737 0 0 1320947 1343635 22688 U.P.(W) 213690 213989 0 258243 284456 7 7 25854 25756 0 3202 3172 847229 858261 0 0 1348225 1385641 37416 West Bengal 173908 170980 0 95652 98959 21 21 7316 7316 0 150 150 365009 370383 0 0 642056 647809 5753 Total 7487138 7459040 1482434 1451195 10955165 11165055 93917 93185 11033524 11021762 329421 326934 815193 815071 14751929 14931095 58255 58359 361215 337145 47368191 47658841 290650 Net Addition -28098 -31239 209890 -732 -11762 -2487 -122 179166 104 -24070 290650 Rural Subscribers 2,166,980 2 ,160,630 24 24 1 34,885 1 39,003 300 300 1 ,423,972 1 ,421,167 162,395 161,638 0 0 9 73,913 9 72,428 0 0 220356 215459 5082825 5070649 -12176 19RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Wireless (Mobile) Subscriber Base Annexure-II Bharti Airtel R e l i a nce Com. Vodafone Idea BSNL MTNL Reliance Jio Total LSA Net Addition Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Andhra Pradesh 37,693,735 37,999,714 0 0 8,913,709 8,853,196 7,420,443 7,489,371 31,894,993 32,030,471 85,922,880 86,372,752 449872 Assam 13,961,808 14,078,593 1,451,538 1,454,471 2,951,850 2,950,889 9,869,520 9,874,991 28,234,716 28,358,944 124228 Bihar 47,410,246 48,205,639 0 0 7,432,810 7,360,582 5,631,850 5,645,447 44,028,753 44,387,157 104,503,659 105,598,825 1095166 Delhi 37,727,940 37,956,746 2 2 16,558,799 16,511,485 137,054 135,776 20,421,442 20,428,587 74,845,237 75,032,596 187359 Gujarat 15,157,524 15,339,085 1 1 19,330,749 19,382,645 3,297,834 3,298,684 32,146,030 32,287,641 69,932,138 70,308,056 375918 Haryana 7,738,016 7,771,855 0 0 6,188,086 6,195,167 4,415,510 4,426,395 8,171,541 8,186,780 26,513,153 26,580,197 67044 Himachal Pradesh 3,620,122 3,632,072 0 0 384,325 386,636 1,766,046 1,779,691 3,424,016 3,478,257 9,194,509 9,276,656 82147 J & K 6,546,994 6,590,080 0 0 256,631 263,476 855,338 856,454 5,311,720 5,401,814 12,970,683 13,111,824 141141 Karnataka 43,077,802 43,330,426 180 156 7,356,797 7,547,414 4,691,369 4,713,937 26,138,895 26,108,976 81,265,043 81,700,909 435866 Kerala 9,490,134 9,543,880 3 4 12,738,397 12,743,492 8,943,038 8,974,130 11,027,624 11,058,663 42,199,196 42,320,169 120973 Kolkata 6,015,362 5,983,137 0 0 4,629,637 4,598,511 1,421,646 1,428,921 10,907,840 10,886,507 22,974,485 22,897,076 -77409 Madhya Pradesh 17,958,418 18,082,305 0 0 12,743,628 12,656,416 5,118,695 5,131,745 48,377,631 49,001,026 84,198,372 84,871,492 673120 Maharashtra 30,470,911 31,068,546 0 0 20,561,987 20,548,489 5,309,578 5,321,107 43,753,436 44,114,092 100,095,912 101,052,234 956322 Mumbai 15,515,681 15,559,577 54 48 10,772,169 10,806,516 96,241 90,957 13,306,070 13,289,563 39,690,215 39,746,661 56446 North East 6,614,464 6,624,053 0 0 604,704 599,975 1,293,623 1,305,572 4,507,283 4,501,763 13,020,074 13,031,363 11289 Odisha 12,999,819 13,107,129 0 0 1,489,987 1,486,579 5,518,354 5,513,183 17,254,138 17,411,440 37,262,298 37,518,331 256033 Punjab 13,861,756 13,941,637 5 5 5,632,742 5,597,660 4,091,509 4,112,988 11,522,666 11,562,724 35,108,678 35,215,014 106336 Rajasthan 25,146,992 25,442,403 46 39 8,430,864 8,411,534 5,726,617 5,743,571 27,220,012 27,336,583 66,524,531 66,934,130 409599 Tamil Nadu 32,537,397 32,743,838 0 0 14,252,019 14,263,749 8,015,763 7,971,060 24,746,958 24,857,332 79,552,137 79,835,979 283842 U.P.(E) 39,706,971 40,222,140 0 0 15,697,417 15,708,507 8,434,932 8,482,147 44,136,781 44,213,422 107,976,101 108,626,216 650115 U.P.(W) 21,435,119 21,815,161 0 0 12,794,824 12,584,348 5,210,728 5,230,318 25,291,625 25,383,294 64,732,296 65,013,121 280825 West Bengal 18,697,178 18,753,034 4 4 10,549,487 10,399,121 2,641,993 2,652,592 25,591,262 25,686,703 57,479,924 57,491,454 11530 Total 463,384,389 467,791,050 295 2 59 198,771,306 198,359,969 9 2,756,716 93,028,202 233,295 226,733 489,050,236 491,487,786 1,244,196,237 1,250,893,999 6,697,762 Net Addition 4406661 -36 -411337 271486 -6562 2437550 0 6697762 Rural Subscribers 194,083,284 195,097,833 - - 92,890,571 92,381,543 30,763,304 30,883,773 2,864 2,838 214,430,918 215,464,873 532,170,941 533,830,860 1659919 20RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Proportion of VLR on the date of Peak VLR as against HLR in the month of January-26 (%) Annexure-III Overall (for all service Circle Bharti BSNL Vodafone Idea MTNL Reliance Com. Reliance Jio providers) Andhra Pradesh 97.41 62.13 95.61 - 92.05 92.18 Assam 99.58 23.28 90.27 - 99.91 91.27 Bihar 88.27 33.68 84.89 - 96.64 88.64 Delhi 96.84 51.46 190.51 100.00 97.71 87.26 Gujarat 114.04 46.87 91.73 0.00 102.10 99.26 Haryana 104.55 23.59 92.49 - 103.04 87.79 Himachal Pradesh 94.70 48.24 98.50 - 105.21 89.89 J & K 84.95 57.12 79.21 - 90.79 85.42 Karnataka 98.28 66.47 68.40 100.00 93.94 92.30 Kerala 101.82 115.03 94.23 - 95.05 100.57 Kolkata 101.16 93.70 86.69 - 99.90 97.19 Madhya Pradesh 98.64 42.98 87.41 - 95.08 91.55 Maharashtra 110.80 90.01 94.70 - 108.52 105.44 Mumbai 101.03 71.45 76.74 100.00 92.93 90.22 North East 99.57 45.79 95.84 - 103.10 95.23 Odisha 101.41 43.37 87.81 - 98.89 91.18 Punjab 113.00 35.83 93.35 100.00 101.45 97.07 Rajasthan 99.64 39.56 92.94 100.00 100.20 93.87 Tamil Nadu 97.30 89.19 79.73 - 99.36 93.99 U.P. (E) 100.94 32.57 87.05 - 95.06 91.20 U.P. (W) 107.06 34.58 92.62 - 99.45 95.46 West Bengal 95.69 77.99 91.53 100.00 98.12 95.20 Overall (for all 99.64 57.46 85.28 144.87 100.00 98.29 93.70 LSAs) Note: Peak VLR figures in some LSAs of some of the service providers are more than their HLR figures due to a large number of inroamers. 21RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Annexure IV VLR Subscribers in the Wireless Segment Home Location Register (HLR) is a central database that contains details of each mobile phone subscriber that is authorized to use the GSM core network. The HLRs store details of every SIM card issued by the service provider. Each SIM has a unique identifier called an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), which is the primary key to each HLR record. The HLR data is stored for as long as a subscriber remains with the service provider. HLR also manages the mobility of subscribers by means of updating their position in administrative areas. It sends the subscriber data to a Visitor Location Register (VLR). Subscriber numbers reported by the service providers is the difference between the numbers of IMSI registered in service provider’s HLR and sum of other figures as given below: - 1 Total IMSI's in HLR (A) 2 Less: (B = a + b + c + d + e) a. Test/Service Cards b. Employees Stock in hand/in Distribution Channels c. (Active Card) d. Subscriber Retention period expired e. Service suspended pending disconnection 3 Subscribers Base (A-B) 22RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Visitor Location Register (VLR) is a temporary database of the subscribers who have roamed into the particular area, which it serves. Each base station in the network is served by exactly one VLR; hence a subscriber cannot be present in more than one VLR at a time. If subscriber is in active stage i.e. he is able to send/receive calls/SMSs he is available both in HLR and VLR. However, it may be possible that the subscriber is registered in HLR but not in VLR due to the reason that he is either switched- off or moved out of coverage area, not reachable etc. In such circumstances he will be available in HLR but not in VLR. This causes difference between subscriber number reported by the service providers based on HLR and numbers available in VLR. The VLR subscriber data calculated here is based on active subscribers in VLR on the date of Peak subscriber number in VLR of the particular month for which the data is being collected. This data is to be taken from the switches having the purge time of not more than 72 hours. 23RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Fixed-Wireless (5G) Subscribers Base Annexure-V 5G-Fixed Wireless Subscribers TSPs Name → Bharti Airtel Reliance Jio Grand Total ↓Telecom Service Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Dec-25 Jan-26 Area Andhra Pradesh 283,374 307,091 675,280 697,291 958,654 1,004,382 Assam 62,416 69,755 187,285 194,045 249,701 263,800 Bihar 144,522 162,974 650,469 675,014 794,991 837,988 Delhi 149,660 162,498 228,262 229,492 377,922 391,990 Gujarat 172,601 187,572 431,728 440,982 604,329 628,554 Haryana 80,353 87,455 222,578 228,678 302,931 316,133 Himachal Pradesh 14,884 16,551 75,076 77,368 89,960 93,919 Jammu & Kashmir 54,000 60,318 173,291 176,816 227,291 237,134 Karnataka 265,061 286,498 404,253 415,141 669,314 701,639 Kerala 58,412 63,557 177,190 185,847 235,602 249,404 Kolkata 86,228 91,655 160,300 162,495 246,528 254,150 Madhya Pradesh 135,682 151,026 539,118 558,875 674,800 709,901 Maharashtra 263,445 286,745 605,285 618,023 868,730 904,768 Mumbai 99,997 106,945 105,315 108,029 205,312 214,974 North East 33,584 37,103 85,273 87,943 118,857 125,046 Odisha 69,910 76,941 287,887 300,789 357,797 377,730 Punjab 143,221 158,232 480,085 492,904 623,306 651,136 Rajasthan 180,671 198,995 449,508 462,803 630,179 661,798 Tamil Nadu 371,118 399,648 369,097 381,330 740,215 780,978 Uttar Pradesh (East) 179,662 202,176 663,985 686,198 843,647 888,374 Uttar Pradesh (West) 139,478 153,936 512,846 528,312 652,324 682,248 West Bengal 83,537 91,766 437,777 459,229 521,314 550,995 TOTAL 3,071,816 3,359,437 7,921,888 8,167,604 10,993,704 11,527,041 Net Addition 287,621 245,716 533,337 Monthly Growth % 9.36% 3.10% 4.85% 24RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/40353/2026 Annexure-VI Fixed-Wireless (UBR) Subscribers Base UBR- Fixed Wireless Subscribers TSPs Name → Reliance Jio ↓Telecom Service Area Dec-25 Jan-26 Andhra Pradesh 288,198 317,471 Assam 29,231 32,210 Bihar 241,585 268,491 Delhi 246,562 268,957 Gujarat 246,568 268,256 Haryana 161,976 174,604 Himachal Pradesh 9,280 10,223 Jammu & Kashmir 68,781 75,584 Karnataka 217,951 239,649 Kerala 8,914 9,456 Kolkata 156,494 172,406 Madhya Pradesh 208,332 231,866 Maharashtra 296,166 322,967 Mumbai 51,717 55,920 North East 12,357 13,570 Odisha 46,465 51,163 Punjab 212,875 229,817 Rajasthan 254,119 278,238 Tamil Nadu 153,714 165,797 Uttar Pradesh (East) 247,390 270,998 Uttar Pradesh (West) 311,756 342,087 West Bengal 108,975 119,490 TOTAL 3,579,406 3,919,220 Net Addition 339,814 Monthly Growth % 9.49% *Only Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has reported the information on the number of UBR FWA subscribers. 25