• The mobile subscriber base grew at a modest 1.09 per cent, from 1,153.77 million as of December 2020 to 1,166.3 million as of October 2021. Meanwhile, the number of fixed line subscribers increased from 20.05 million to 23.32 million during this period.
  • Private players accounted for about 89.99 per cent of the total wireless market as of October 2021. Meanwhile, in the wireline segment, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited together held a 45.07 per cent market share.