Mobile subscribers base in India nearly touching 100 million

Cellular Operators Association of India COAI the apex industry association representing the countrys major telecom Internet technology and digital services companies recently released the latest telecom subscriber numbers for the month ending January 2018 As per the data Indias private telecom service providers have a total of 99933 million subscribersAmongst the individual companies Bharti Airtel Ltd continues to hold the top position with 2950 percent market share adding another 4173908 subscribers during January to take its total subscriber base to 29579 million subscribers Airtel is closely followed by Vodafone India Ltd which ended January with 21706 million subscribers This past month Idea Cellular had the maximum number of subscriber additions adding 442 million to bring its total subscribers to 20206 millionThe report which also provides mobile subscriber numbers for individual circles showed that the UP East circle remained at the top with a total of 8674million subscribers while Maharashtra remained at second position with a total of 8156 million mobile subscribersWe are pleased to see growth yet again For a sector currently burdened with poor financial health and hypercompetition this is a positive development Operators are adopting new communication technologies into their product and offering diversified services even beyond voice and data The industry is constantly working and delivering progress as its contribution to the governments Digital India programme Consistent growth as seen this month is encouraging and the industry will continue to ensure that connectivity reaches the farthest corners of the country said Director General COAI Rajan S MathewsMobile connectivity and data services are imperative with the goal to bridge the digital divide in India With these tools we can move towards a truly equitable and democratic nation The telecom industry therefore deserves an urgent and immediate intervention to encourage policy and regulatory stability and facilitate growth innovation and investment in the sector in view of the mounting financial debt and debilitating financial health of the industryCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever