As per the latest telecom subscription data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Jio has taken a lead over Bharti Airtel to become the country’s second largest fixed-line service provider in February 2022. As per the TRAI data, Reliance Jio wireline subscriber base reached over 5.88 million while Bharti Airtel recorded a customer base of more than 5.76 million in February 2022.
Fixed-line or wireline telecommunication refers to telephone and broadband internet services provided through a network of cables.
Meanwhile, Jio led the wireline telephony growth by adding 244,000 customers in February 2022 followed by Airtel with 91,243 new users. Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) added 24,948 customers whereas Quadrant and Tata Teleservices added 18,622 and 3,772 users respectively.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) continued to top the wireline subscribers’ chart with over 7.57 million wireline customers.
Meanwhile, BSNL and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), which jointly have a 49.5 per cent share in the segment, lost 49,074 and 21,900 fixed-line customers, respectively. Jio has been aggressive in the segment and its share increased to 24 per cent in February 2022 from 14.7 per cent January 2021.
