Telecom sector sees 9.19% AGR growth to Rs 88,796 crore, led by Reliance Jio

Mumbai: India’s telecom sector recorded adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of Rs 88,796 crore in the April-June 2026 quarter, up 9.19% from the same period a year earlier and 2.40% from the preceding quarter, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s latest performance report.

AGR is the revenue base used to calculate operators’ licence fees and certain spectrum charges. Access services, which include mobile and fixed-line connectivity accounted for 83.85% of the sector’s total AGR. Licence fees increased 9.18% year-on-year to Rs 17,103 crore.

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India’s largest telecom operator Reliance Jio led the market with AGR of Rs 33,226 crore in the June 2026 quarter, accounting for about 44.62% of the segment’s revenue. Bharti Group followed with Rs 29,803 crore and a 40.03% share, while Vodafone Idea recorded Rs 8,448 crore, representing 11.35%. Jio’s AGR grew 9.69% on-year, compared with 10.19% for Bharti and 8.27% for Vodafone Idea. State-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited reported Rs 2,117 crore, up 2.80%, giving it a 2.84% share.

The sector’s gross revenue grew faster than AGR, rising 10.50% from a year earlier to Rs 1,06,797 crore. Compared with the January-March quarter, gross revenue increased 1.60%.

Revenue growth accompanied a rise in subscriptions and data consumption. India’s internet subscriptions reached 1.11 billion at the end of June, while broadband subscriptions increased 2.03% from March to 1.09 billion in June.

Average monthly mobile data usage rose 6.32% to 28.39 GB per data subscriber. Total mobile data traffic increased 8.30%, although operators’ average revenue earned per GB fell 5.07% to Rs 7.13.

Monthly average revenue per wireless user, a key indicator of operators’ earnings, reached Rs 187.12, up 1.19% from the previous quarter and 3.11% year-on-year. Average monthly voice usage declined 2.65% to 933 minutes per subscriber.