TRAI releases August telecom subscription data- Details here

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday released the telecom subscription data as on August 31, 2021. 

According to the data, Reliance Jio gained 6.49 lakh mobile users in August followed by Bharti Airtel which added 1.38 lakh users.

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In contrast, Vodafone Idea lost 8.33 lakh subscribers during August, although its losses were less than July.

Jio also added 6.49 lakh wireless users in August taking the count to 44.38 crore. Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel onboarded 1.38 lakh users during the month, taking it overall wireless subscriber count to 35.41 crore.

Vodafone Idea lost 8.33 lakh mobile subscribers in August as its wireless users count dipped to 27.1 crore, according to data released by TRAI.

Notably, the troubled operator -- that got a shot in the arm with a relief package announced by the government recently -- has plugged its subscriber losses to an extent, given that it had lost 14.3 lakh users in July, as per a report by PTI.