GSM cos add 6.3 million users in Aug
GSM-based companies led by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar added 6.3 million subscribers in August, compared to 6.7 million they added in July.
This has taken the total GSM user base to 225 million. The figures does not include Reliance Telecom's GSM user numbers.
Market leader Bharti Airtel added 2.7 million users in the month taking its total subscriber base to 74 million with a marketshare of 33.15 per cent, according to a statement released by Cellular Operators Association.
Bharti Airtel is followed by Vodafone Essar which added 1.8 million users in the month taking user base to 52 million. State-run BSNL added 0.57 million users to take its total user base to 38 million with a marketshare of 17.06 per cent.
Idea Cellular added 1 million users to increase its total user base to 29 million, the statement said.
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