TRAI releases Telecom Subscription Data as on August 2026

RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 For immediate release (Press Release No . 125/2026) Information Note to the Press TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA New Delhi, 28 th September 2026 (www.trai.gov.in ) Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data at the end of August 2026 Total Particulars Wireless* Wireline (Wireless+ Wireline) Broadband Subscribers with M2M 1,052.58 48.63 1,101.21 cellular mobile connections (Million) Broadband Subscribers without M2M

961.65 48.63 1,010.28 cellular mobile connections (Million) Urban Telephone Subscribers (Million) 759.11 43.16 802.28 Net Addition in August 2026 (Million) 5.25 0.34 5.59 Monthly Growth Rate 0.70% 0.80% 0.70% Rural Telephone Subscribers (Million) 553.14 5.29 558.43 Net Addition in August 2026 (Million) 0.73 0.10 0.83 Monthly Growth Rate 0.13% 1.96% 0.15% Total Telephone Subscribers (Million) 1312.25 48.45 1360.70 Net Addition in August 2026 (Million) 5.98 0.44 6.42 Monthly Growth Rate 0.46% 0.93% 0.47% Share of Urban Subscribers 57.85% 89.08% 58.96% Share of Rural Subscribers 42.15% 10.92% 41.04% Overall Tele-density @ with M2M

91.69% 3.39% 95.07% cellular mobile connections Urban Tele-density @ 146.66% 8.34% 155.00% Rural Tele-density @ 60.55% 0.58% 61.12% Tele-density @ without M2M cellular

81.87% 3.39% 85.26% mobile connections  In the month of August 2026, 15.83 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).  The number of active wireless (mobile) subscribers (on the date of peak VLR #) in August 2026 was 1207.59 million.

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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 August 2020.

# VLR is an acronym of Visitor Location Register. The dates of peak VLR for various Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) August 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/44825/2026 I. Broadband Subscribers  As per the information received from 1579 operators for the month of August 2026, the total number of broadband subscribers increased from 1094.48 million at the end of July 2026 to 1101.21 million at the end of August 2026 with a monthly growth rate of 0.61%. 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 August 2026 Broadband Subscribers (in million) Percentage Segment Subscription Change July August 2026 2026 Fixed Wired Access Wired (DSL, FTTx, Ethernet/LAN, 48.14 48.63 1.01% subscribers Cable Modem, ILL) Fixed Wireless Access

2.68% (5G FWA, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, 18.84 19.34 Wireless Radio/UBR, Satellite) Subscribers Mobile Wireless Access (Handset/Dongle/M2M - 1027.50 1033.24 0.56% based-3G, 4G, 5G) Total Broadband Subscriptions 1094.48 1101.21 0.61% Top five Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Service providers at the end of August 2026 S.N. Service Provider Subscriber base (In million)

1. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. 538.03

2. Bharti Airtel Ltd. 386.39

3. Vodafone Idea Ltd. 130.88

4. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. 27.82

5. Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd. 2.48 Market Share of Top Five Broadband (Wired &

98.58% Wireless) Service Providers 2RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026  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 at the end of August 2026 Top Five Fixed Wired Access Broadband Service providers at the end of August 2026 Subscriber base S.N. Service Provider (In million)

1. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. 14.81

2. Bharti Airtel Ltd . 11.44

3. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd 4.56

4. Atria Convergence Technologies L td. 2.48

5. Kerala Vision Broadband Ltd. 1.56 Market Share of Top Five Fixed (Wired) Access Broadband

71.66% Service Providers Top five Wireless (Fixed wireless & mobile) Access Broadband Service providers at the end of August 2026 Subscriber base S.N. Service Provider (In million)

1. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. 523.22

2. Bharti Airtel Ltd . 374.96

3. Vodafone Idea Ltd. 130.87

4. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. 23.26

5. IBus Virtual Network Services Private Limited 0.12 Market Share of Top Five Wireless (Fixed wireless & Mobile)

99.99% Access Broadband Service providers 3RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 II. Wireline Telephone Subscriber Base  The number of wireline subscribers increased from 48.01 million at the end of July 2026 to 48.45 million at the end of August 2026. The net increase in the wireline subscriber base was 0.44 million with a monthly growth rate of

0.93%.  The overall wireline tele-density in India increased from 3.36% at the end of July 2026 to 3.39% at the end of August 2026. Urban and rural wireline tele- density were 8.34% and 0.58% respectively, at the end of August 2026. The respective share of urban subscribers, and rural subscribers in total wireline subscribers were 89.08% and 10.92% respectively at the end of August 2026.

 PSU access service providers viz. BSNL, MTNL, and APSFL together held

16.05% of the wireline market share at the end of August 2026. Detailed statistics of the wireline subscriber base are available at Annexure-I .

Access Service Provider-wise Market Share of Wireline Subscribers at the end of August 2026 4RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026  The net addition/ decline in the wireline subscriber base of various access service providers in the month of August 2026 is given below:

Access Service Provider-wise Net Addition/Decline in Wireline Subscribers during the month of August 2026 5RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 III. Wireless Telephone (Mobile + FWA) Subscriber Base  The number of wireless (mobile + Fixed Wireless Access) subscribers increased from 1306.27 million at the end of July 2026 to 1312.25 million at the end of August 2026, thereby registering a monthly growth rate of

0.46%. Total wireless subscription in urban areas increased from 753.86 million in July 2026 to 759.11 million in August 2026. The subscription in rural areas also increased from 552.40 million to 553.14 million during the same period. The monthly growth rate of urban and rural wireless subscriptions was 0.70% and 0.13%, respectively.

 The wireless tele-density in India increased from 91.33% at the end of July 2026 to 91.69% at the end of August

2026. The urban wireless tele-density increased from 145.84% at the end of July 2026 to 146.66% at the end of August

2026. The rural wireless tele-density increased from 60.48% to 60.55% during the same period. The share of urban and rural wireless subscribers in the total number of wireless subscribers was

57.85% and 42.15% respectively, at the end of August 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/44825/2026  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 1287.92 million at the end of July 2026 to 1293.43 million at the end of August 2026 thereby registering a monthly growth rate of

0.43%. Wireless (mobile) subscription in urban areas increased from 743.65 million at the end of July 2026 to 748.84 million at the end of August 2026 and wireless (mobile) subscription in rural areas also increased from 544.27 million to 544.58 million during the same period.

The monthly growth rates of urban and rural wireless (mobile) subscription were

0.70% and 0.06% respectively.  The wireless (mobile) tele-density in India increased from 90.04% at the end of July 2026 to 90.37% at the end of August

2026. The urban wireless (mobile) tele- density increased from 143.86% at the end of July 2026 to 144.67% at the end of August 2026 and rural wireless

(mobile) tele-density increased from

59.59% to 59.61% during the same period. The share of urban and rural wireless (mobile) subscribers in the total number of wireless (mobile) subscribers were 57.90% and 42.10% respectively, at the end of August 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/44825/2026 • At the end of August 2026, the private access service providers held 92.75% 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 7.25%.

 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 at the end of August 2026 Net Addition/ Decline in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers of Access Service Providers in the month of August 2026 8RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 Growth in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers Major Access Service Provider-wise Monthly Growth/ Decline Rate of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of August 2026 Licensed Service Area (LSA)-wise Monthly Growth/ Decline rate of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of August 2026  All LSAs except Himachal Pradesh have shown growth in their wireless

(Mobile) subscribers during the month of August 2026.

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(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 13.21 million at the end of July 2026 to 13.45 million at the end of August 2026 with subscriptions in urban and rural areas as 6.47 million and 6.98 million respectively. The shares of urban and rural wireless (5G FWA) subscribers in total wireless (5G FWA) subscribers were 48.10% and 51.90% respectively, at the end of August 2026.

 LSA wise information on the wireless (5G FWA) subscriber base is available at Annexure-V .  The number of total wireless FWA subscribers using UBR technology (UBR FWA) stood at 5.37 million at the end of August 2026 with subscriptions in urban and rural areas of 3.80 million and 1.57 million respectively. The shares of urban and rural wireless (UBR FWA) subscribers in total wireless (UBR FWA) subscribers were 70.72% and 29.28% respectively, at the end of August 2026.

 LSA wise information on the wireless (UBR FWA) subscriber base is available at Annexure-VI.

10RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 IV. M2M cellular mobile connections  The Number of M2M cellular mobile connections increased from 137.70 million at the end of July 2026 to 140.50 million at the end of August 2026.

 Bharti Airtel Limited has the highest number of M2M cellular mobile connections of 86.06 million with a market share of 61.25%, followed by Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Vodafone Idea Limited and BSNL with market share of 19.29%, 16.06% and 3.40% respectively.

11RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 V. Total Telephone Subscriber Base  The number of total telephone subscribers in India increased from

1354.28 million at the end of July 2026 to

1360.70 million at the end of August 2026, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of

0.47%. Urban telephone subscription increased from 796.68 million at the end of July 2026 to 802.28 million at the end of August 2026 and the rural telephone subscription also increased from 557.59 million to 558.43 million during the same period. The monthly growth rates of urban and rural telephone subscription were

0.70% and 0.15% respectively during the month of August 2026.  The overall tele-density in India increased from 94.68% at the end of July 2026 to 95.07% at the end of August

2026. The urban tele-density increased from 154.12% at the end of July 2026 to

155.00% at the end of August 2026 and rural tele-density also increased from

61.05% to 61.12% during the same period. The share of urban and rural subscribers in total number of telephone subscribers at the end of August 2026 were 58.96% and 41.04% 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/44825/2026  A summary of total telephone subscriber base at the end of August 2026 is

as below:

Telephone subscriber base at the end of August 2026 (in million) No. of S. No. Type of telephone connection Total subscribers Consumer

1. 1,152.92 SIM

2. Wireless M2M SIM 140.50 1,312.25

3. FWA 18.82

4. Wireline 48.45

5. Total 1,360.70  The following table provides a summary information on wireless (mobile) telephone subscriber base at the end of August 2026:

Wireless (mobile) subscriber base at the end of August 2026 (in million) S. No. Item No. of subscribers Total number of Wireless (mobile)

1. connections including M2M cellular 1,293.43 mobile connections * Number of Wireless (mobile) connections

2. excluding M2M cellular mobile 1,152.92 connections * Wireless (mobile) connections = Consumer SIM + M2M SIM 13RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 Overall Tele-density (LSA Wise) – At the end of August 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 August 2026. Delhi LSA has the maximum tele-density of 371.29%, and the Bihar LSA has the minimum tele-density of 64.34% at the end of August 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 published in August 2020.

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 Telangana, Madhya Pradesh includes Chhattisgarh, 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/44825/2026 VI. Category-wise Growth in subscriber base Circle Category-wise Net Additions in Telephone Subscribers in the Month of August 2026 Net additions in the month Telephone Subscriber base at Circle of August 2026 the end of August 2026 Category Wireline Wireless* Wireline Wireless * segment segment segment segment Circle A 282,636 2,606,554 20,538,512 440,936,742 Circle B 136,223 1,555,448 12,116,700 508,801,968 Circle C 27,042 815,982 3,915,237 218,562,284 Metro -1423 1,002,262 11,883,844 143,946,369 All India 444,478 5,980,246 48,454,293 1,312,247,363 Circle Category-wise Monthly and Yearly Growth Rates in Telephone Subscribers in the Month of August 2026 Monthly growth rate (%) (July Yearly growth rate (%) Circle 2026 to August 2026) (August 2025 to August 2026) Category Wireline Wireless* Wireline Wireless * Segment Segment Segment Segment Circle A 1.40% 0.59% 3.15% 7.37% Circle B 1.14% 0.31% 8.85% 5.44% Circle C 0.70% 0.37% 18.18% 8.63% Metro -0.01% 0.70% -2.21% 5.66% All India 0.93% 0.46% 4.19% 6.63% * 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.  In the wireline segment, during the month of August 2026, on a monthly basis, all circles except ‘Metro’ Category, have registered a growth in the subscribers. On a yearly basis also, all circles except ‘Metro’ category, have registered a growth in their wireline subscriber bases.

 As can be seen in the above tables, in the wireless segment, during the month of August 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.

15RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 VII. Active Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers (VLR Data)  Out of the total 1293.43 million wireless (mobile) subscribers, 1207.59 million wireless (mobile) subscribers were active on the date of peak VLR in the month of August 2026. The proportion of active wireless (mobile) subscribers was approximately 93.36% 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 August 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 August 2026  Bharti Airtel has the maximum proportion (99.01%) 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 August 2026.

16RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 Service Area wise percentage of VLR subscribers in the month of August 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 August 2026, about 15.83 million subscribers submitted their requests for MNP. Out of the total requests, number of requests received from Zone-I & Zone-II were about 8.67 million and 7.16 million respectively.

 In MNP Zone-I (Northern and Western India), the highest number of requests have been received in UP (East) LSA (2.23 million) followed by UP (West) LSA (1.51 million).

17RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026  In MNP Zone-II (Southern and Eastern India), the highest number of requests have been received in Madhya Pradesh LSA (1.53 million) followed by Bihar LSA (1.47 million).

Licensed Service Area Wise MNP Status Zone-I Zone–II Number of Porting Number of Porting Service Requests in Service Requests in Area the month of Area the month of July-26 August-26 July-26 August-26 Andhra Delhi 711,530 700,940 661,963 662,357 Pradesh Gujarat 1,073,227 1,033,817 Assam 149,874 160,184 Haryana 452,025 445,458 Bihar 1,466,991 1,469,902 Himachal 59,841 58,959 Karnataka 643,775 621,350 Pradesh Jammu & 94,339 77,532 Kerala 269,056 238,747 Kashmir Maharashtr 1,085,090 1,079,115 Kolkata 196,463 193,992 a Madhya Mumbai 282,132 290,673 1,524,933 1,529,112 Pradesh Punjab 401,022 389,766 North East 47,939 51,615 Rajasthan 885,751 856,195 Odisha 252,883 293,186 U.P.(East) 2,294,656 2,227,586 Tamil Nadu 562,239 543,015 U.P.(West) 1,547,662 1,509,533 West Bengal 1,315,864 1,396,942 Total 8,887,275 8,669,574 Total 7,091,980 7,160,402 Total (Zone-I + Zone-II) 15,9792,55 15,8299,76

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 (Arun Agrawal) E-mail: advmn@trai.gov.in Pr. Advisor (NSL), TRAI 18RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 Wireline Subscriber Base Annexure-I .

BSNL MTNL hBarti Airtel Reliance Com. Tata Tele. Quadrant Vodafone Idea Reliance Jio STPL PASFL Total Net Service Area dAdition July2-6 uAg2-6 July2-6 uAg2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 July2-6 uAg2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 July26- uAg2-6 July2-6 uAg26- July26- uAg2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 July2-6 uAg2-6 Anhdra Pradesh 466,379 468,093 - - 1,082,228 1 ,091,098 1 0,507 10,333 1 ,030,603 1,035,860 - - 71,085 70,535 2,129,924 2,155,135 - - 8 3,422 78,323 4,874,148 4,9093,77 23 ,529 Assam 92,485 92,522 - - 94,821 9 7,525 - - - - - - 1 ,740 1,820 2 55,150 257,637 - - - - 4441,96 44905,4 3,5 08 Bihar 151,617 152,534 - - 471,087 4 74,149 9 - 81,744 82,974 - - 8 ,029 7,589 7 99,184 805,192 - - - - 115,176,0 1 252,4,38 1 07,86 Delhi - - 476,630 463,112 2,551,311 2 ,568,642 9 ,616 9,428 965,640 962,796 - - 73,452 72,062 1,185,027 1,190,126 - - - - 2,5 7166,6 2,16,656 6 44,90 Gujarat 444,508 440,963 - - 392,156 3 95,768 1 ,308 1,300 807,793 836,613 - - 118,613 113,634 9 36,143 943,136 - - - - 2 ,70025,1 2,731,414 308,93 Haryana 377,876 381,186 - - 267,928 2 72,867 - - 151,822 150,985 - - 260 270 1 82,846 183,392 - - - - 980,732 988,700 7 9,86 Himachal Praedsh 99,973 100,614 - - 32,554 3 3,244 - - 3,635 3,635 - - 60 60 8 1,571 82,101 - - - - 217,793 2 149 5,6 1 ,816 J & K 57,784 45,164 - - 167,596 1 69,500 - - - - - - 30 30 2 82,238 283,773 - - - - 05 7468, 4984,7 6 ( 91,81) Karnataka 463,000 464,061 - - 1,400,267 1 ,412,694 8 ,186 8,134 2 ,704,484 2,840,874 - - 190,862 191,500 1,305,416 1,350,728 - - - - 0, 6722,15 27,6 6,991 1 9,7576 Kerala 965,262 969,103 - - 164,662 1 66,668 1 ,948 1,977 8 6,960 87,349 - - 5 ,307 5,117 4 23,045 426,126 - - - - 1 4,67,184 ,31 645,60 9 16,5 Kolkata 224,726 224,811 - - 229,784 2 32,084 1 ,395 1,371 367,615 371,622 - - 13,072 11,117 6 91,805 697,132 - - - - 1 2,58,397 1 35,81,37 97,40 Mahdya Praedsh 309,913 310,511 - - 685,505 6 94,974 6 - 130,287 140,057 - - 36,747 38,512 1,200,715 1,230,424 - - - - 2 ,336,173 2,414,478 15 3,05 Maharashtra 607,597 603,261 - - 758,190 7 78,679 5 ,199 5,131 1 ,004,128 991,050 - - 21,642 21,422 3 51,529 363,662 - - - - 2 ,7482,85 2 7,326,05 149,20 Mumabi 4,904 4,900 606,966 587,352 652,656 6 48,171 2 6,264 26,169 2 ,561,303 2,563,212 - - 157,652 158,020 1,085,449 1,091,717 - - - - 0, 591,594 0,7 5945,1 ( 3156),5 North East 59,690 59,776 - - 68,606 6 9,567 - - - - - - 330 330 2 54,799 256,990 - - - - 3834,25 3 3 866,6 32,38 Oidsha 161,236 162,081 - - 127,650 1 30,309 4 - 150,052 156,862 - - 3 ,446 4,476 3 81,075 384,783 - - - - 8234,36 83815,1 01 ,548 Punjab 548,785 551,866 - - 485,374 4 93,537 1 ,341 1,338 5 2,902 55,170 324,073 3 22,490 993 1,023 4 80,062 483,549 5 8,264 58,272 - - 1 ,915,794 1 9,762,45 1 ,4515 Rajasthan 289,362 289,233 - - 420,399 4 28,491 2 ,593 2,495 7 7,753 78,564 - - 8 ,055 7,885 6 25,852 635,152 - - - - 1,424,014 1,4418,20 1 78,06 Tamil Naud 794,437 797,309 - - 1,199,354 1 ,210,500 7 ,024 7,013 767,169 757,027 - - 31,285 29,210 1,061,438 1,065,466 - - - - 3 ,806,707 3 82,5,656 8,5 18 U.P.(E) 144,035 145,697 - - 427,501 4 34,041 54 14 4 8,763 48,410 - - 12,560 12,544 7 88,016 792,963 - - - - 1,420,929 14,393 6,6 127,40 U.P.(W) 206,685 206,381 - - 358,201 3 64,551 7 - 31,166 31,387 - - 5 ,285 6,805 9 02,826 910,263 - - - - 1 0,54,170 1 15,93,87 12 ,517 West Bengal 177,781 180,072 - - 116,032 1 17,936 13 12 7 ,487 7,413 - - 150 150 3 87,018 389,478 - - - - 8 684,81 906 ,15 6 85,6 0 Total 468, 60,35 0561,, 638 10,8935,6 10,054,46 1 21,358,26 1 22,849,95 74,574 7 4,715 11,0313,06 112,018,0 6 3 240,73 3224,90 7505 66, 745,111 17 ,5911,28 1 9,5789,25 85 2,46 8 52,72 83,422 78,323 48,0098,15 4844,52,93 4 444,78 Net dAdition 2 1,03 (331,32) 1311,33 (795) 1 740 55, ( 185,3) ( 45,46) 1877,97 8 ( 0,599) 4444,78 Rural Subscribers 2,170,674 2,190,018 24 14 161,218 1 63,579 2 10 210 1,491,436 1 ,528,570 1 65,651 1 65,485 - - 1,135,646 1,182,704 - - 6 4,235 60,309 1,5 89,094 ,25 908,89 1 017,95 19RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 Wireless (Mobile) Subscriber Base Annexure-II Bharti Airtel Reliance Com. Vodafone Idea BSNL MTNL Reliance iJo Total LSA Net Addition July2-6 Aug2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 July2-6 Aug2-6 Andhra Pradesh 39,732,416 39,937,0 4 2 - - 8 ,715,411 8,753,514 7,614,9 5 5 7,679,474 3 2,652,535 3 2,864,786 88,715,317 89,234,816 519,499 Assam 15,143,012 15,270,6 5 7 - - 1 ,519,974 1,514,641 2,901,3 8 4 2,899,920 1 0,216,861 1 0,291,012 29,781,231 29,976,230 194,999 Bihar 50,040,817 50,105,5 7 5 - - 7 ,480,977 7,504,851 5,518,9 4 8 5,539,813 4 5,882,993 4 6,124,438 108,923,735 109,274,677 350,942 Delhi 40,228,926 40,712,9 5 0 3 - 1 6,543,979 16,742,242 122,756 120,657 2 0,697,557 2 0,789,246 77,593,221 78,365,095 771,874 Gujarat 15,946,351 16,059,4 2 9 2 - 2 0,116,264 20,324,998 3,304,4 3 3 3,317,956 3 3,856,293 3 4,067,272 73,223,343 73,769,655 546,312 aHryana 7,964,101 7,982,3 2 9 - - 6 ,201,808 6,205,068 4,717,7 8 4 4,775,713 8 ,308,319 8 ,315,218 27,192,012 27,278,328 86,316 iHmachal Pradesh 3,637,211 3,646,5 6 4 - - 3 93,086 395,022 1,800,8 2 0 1,817,071 3 ,639,396 3 ,592,194 9,470,513 9,450,851 (19,662) J & K 7,070,320 7,069,1 7 9 - - 2 70,058 261,962 863,6 6 2 863,103 6 ,063,404 6 ,080,498 14,267,444 14,274,742 7,298 aKrnataka 45,088,864 45,416,1 6 7 4 - 7 ,751,977 7,753,137 4,750,7 3 0 4,787,079 2 6,780,725 2 6,971,321 84,372,300 84,927,704 555,404 eKrala 9,841,122 9,908,4 7 9 3 1 1 2,807,413 12,853,355 9,025,3 9 0 9,056,965 1 1,246,920 1 1,287,542 42,920,848 43,106,342 185,494 oKlkata 6,062,654 6,074,4 7 6 - - 4 ,508,421 4,538,165 1,420,1 5 8 1,424,408 1 1,089,259 1 1,116,033 23,080,492 23,153,082 72,590 M adhya Pradesh 18,696,294 18,711,6 1 8 - - 1 2,391,285 12,392,757 5,127,4 7 4 5,152,360 5 0,872,131 5 1,079,265 87,087,184 87,336,000 248,816 M aharashtra 34,081,957 34,367,4 1 6 - - 2 0,696,362 20,691,316 5,293,6 7 5 5,327,192 4 4,467,148 4 4,608,248 104,539,142 104,994,172 455,030 M umbai 16,447,086 16,461,2 5 8 62 27 1 0,725,580 10,751,229 3 7,977 34,197 13,441,467 1 3,526,403 40,652,172 40,773,114 120,942 North East 6,839,355 6,850,8 9 7 - - 5 91,840 590,167 1,293,6 9 9 1,309,150 4 ,711,654 4 ,723,023 13,436,548 13,473,237 36,689 Odisha 13,464,578 13,477,5 3 8 - - 1 ,553,801 1,557,705 5,491,4 1 9 5,499,606 1 8,504,489 1 8,664,429 39,014,287 39,199,278 184,991 Punjab 14,198,899 14,193,8 1 8 6 2 5 ,572,993 5,623,167 4,104,2 9 4 4,106,818 1 1,825,488 1 1,859,083 35,701,680 35,782,888 81,208 Rajasthan 26,440,461 26,450,1 6 5 34 1 8 ,172,241 8,154,765 5,847,6 3 0 5,966,476 2 8,519,571 2 8,640,776 68,979,937 69,212,183 232,246 Tamil Nadu 33,848,814 33,980,5 6 8 2 - 1 4,196,843 14,242,659 7,850,6 9 9 7,849,488 2 5,309,000 2 5,487,757 81,205,358 81,560,472 355,114 U.P(.E) 41,789,816 41,796,9 5 5 - - 1 6,599,835 16,608,558 8,451,9 2 2 8,477,041 4 4,972,938 4 5,238,147 111,814,511 112,120,701 306,190 U.P(.W ) 23,498,533 23,599,7 9 5 - - 1 2,156,122 12,062,015 5,179,3 5 0 5,195,393 2 6,360,551 2 6,353,692 67,194,556 67,210,895 16,339 W est Bengal 19,426,718 19,526,2 4 2 3 1 1 0,096,942 10,048,058 2,619,4 4 2 2,625,673 2 6,611,644 2 6,751,522 58,754,749 58,951,496 196,747 Total 4 894,88,305 4 91,599,117 119 32 1 99,063,212 1 99,569,351 93,177,868 93,670,699 160,733 1548,54 5 06,030,343 5 08,431,905 12,87,920,580 1,293,425,958 03,5,557 8 Net Addition 2,110,821 (87) 506,139 492,831 (5,879) 2,401,562 - 5,505,378 Rural Subscribers 200,716 , 7 4 3 2 00,235 , 3 7 6 - - 92,676 , 2 1 9 92,359, 6 4 6 30,752, 1 1 2 30,877, 4 1 0 2 ,56 6 2 ,52 2 220,123 , 8 5 4 2 21,106 , 8 3 454,2714,694 45485,17,90 310,296 20RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 Proportion of VLR on the date of Peak VLR as against HLR in the month of August2-6 (%) AnnexureI-II Overall (for all service Circle Bharti BSNL Vodafone Idea M TNL Reliance Com. Reliance Jio providers together) Andhra Pradesh 96.24 58.68 95.87 - 96.95 932.4 Assam 99.82 21.86 85.87 - 101.12 920.2 Bihar 91.63 29.10 84.08 - 96.88 901.6 Delhi 95.03 49.97 180.69 - 100.34 89.65 Gujarat 105.35 44.34 87.49 - 101.35 98.54 Haryana 103.13 20.00 91.47 - 104.66 83.69 Himachal Pradesh 96.79 45.48 99.43 - 102.74 893.0 J & K 105.56 55.38 78.99 - 83.50 9246 .

Karnataka 97.16 70.75 68.16 - 92.42 9125 .

Kerala 100.35 115.61 94.97 - 95.61 1007.1 Kolkata 94.76 70.46 85.23 - 98.08 929.9 Madhya Pradesh 96.82 40.26 86.60 - 96.74 919.9 Maharashtra 107.13 88.12 92.94 - 108.64 1040.1 Mumbai 95.26 71.40 106.04 100.00 88.17 83 6.6 North East 99.99 44.26 95.87 - 107.20 99.62 Odisha 100.23 39.68 84.47 - 102.62 922.5 Punjab 113.40 32.11 90.33 100.00 103.32 971.1 Rajasthan 99.68 34.07 89.90 100.00 98.99 9295 .

Tamil Nadu 95.94 85.97 79.93 - 98.61 930.2 U.P. (E) 101.33 28.55 82.69 - 96.34 910.5 U.P. (W ) 109.47 30.62 93.81 - 98.96 94.65 W est Bengal 93.62 74.14 91.29 100.00 98.97 947.8 Overall (for all

990.1 453.7 838.4 1462.1 1000.0 988.0 933.6 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/44825/2026 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/44825/2026 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/44825/2026 Annexure-V Fixed-Wireless (5G) Subscribers Base 5G-Fixed Wireless Subscribers TSPsN ame BhartiA irtel Reliance Jio GrandT otal → ↓Telecom August- Service July-26 July-26 August-26 July-26 August-26 26 Area Andhra Pradesh 333,021 337,659 786,100 797,158 1,119,121 1,134,817 Assam 89,341 92,953 218,388 221,099 307,729 314,052 Bihar 199,231 201,284 798,105 812,258 997,336 1,013,542 Delhi 193,820 200,100 233,403 232,536 427,223 432,636 Gujarat 226,806 234,694 480,782 486,836 707,588 721,530 Haryana 105,098 106,962 266,321 269,930 371,419 376,892 Himachal Pradesh 21,070 21,777 86,522 87,600 107,592 109,377 Jammu & Kashmir 66,562 66,303 196,410 201,004 262,972 267,307 Karnataka 326,885 335,897 460,167 466,934 787,052 802,831 Kerala 77,809 80,143 204,831 207,821 282,640 287,964 Kolkata 110,617 113,684 171,708 170,258 282,325 283,942 Madhya Pradesh 183,409 189,395 650,076 664,600 833,485 853,995 Maharashtr a 343,947 355,014 680,747 690,160 1,024,694 1,045,174 Mumbai 128,694 132,940 115,150 116,259 243,844 249,199 North East 44,426 45,049 100,587 101,892 145,013 146,941 Odisha 91,827 94,547 352,685 360,198 444,512 454,745 Punjab 187,970 191,716 544,922 550,683 732,892 742,399 Rajasthan 232,142 238,166 533,406 545,765 765,548 783,931 Tamil Nadu 445,364 456,984 425,290 430,124 870,654 887,108 Uttar Pradesh

(East) 247,146 251,820 799,079 816,037 1,046,225 1,067,857 Uttar Pradesh

(West) 180,559 184,074 615,191 627,253 795,750 811,327 West Bengal 102,242 103,164 550,356 562,691 652,598 665,855 TOTAL 3,937,986 4,034,325 9,270,226 9,419,096 13,208,212 13,453,421 Net 96,339 148,870 245,209 Addition Monthly

2.45% 1.61% 1.86% Growth% 24RP-2/9/(4)/2025-NSL-II I/44825/2026 Annexure-VI Fixed-Wireless (UBR) Subscribers Base UBR- FixedW ireless Subscribers TSPsN ame → Reliance Jio ↓TelecomS erviceA rea July-26 August-26 AndhraP radesh 440,877 467,390 Assam 44,995 47,681 Bihar 346,692 356,310 Delhi 356,996 371,300 Gujarat 350,953 367,493 Haryana 215,850 224,754 Himachal Pradesh 14,312 15,321 Jammu &K ashmir 88,353 90,783 Karnataka 324,070 341,021 Kerala 13,397 14,151 Kolkata 235,106 242,137 MadhyaP radesh 314,800 332,066 Maharashtra 421,463 441,115 Mumbai 72,728 75,864 North East 20,254 20,806 Odisha 72,784 76,404 Punjab 298,876 311,503 Rajasthan 354,668 370,338 Tamil Nadu 228,256 241,444 UttarP radesh( East) 339,124 353,777 UttarP radesh( West) 431,108 450,151 West Bengal 152,663 156,175 TOTAL 5,138,325 5,367,984 NetA ddition 229,659 MonthlyG rowth% 4.47% *Only Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has reported the information on the number of UBR FWA subscribers.

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