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List of telecom companies in India
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 | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: MTNL is yet not merged with BSNL, update accordingly TRAI's telecom subscription report. (October 2024) |
Direct-to-home (DTH) operators
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There are 4 pay-for-use DTH service providers and one free-to-air service provider (DD Free Dish) in India.[1]
As of 30 September 2024, there are 59.91 million active DTH subscribers, in addition to the subscribers of state-owned DD Free Dish, in the country according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Market share of pay DTH operators in India as of 30 September 2024, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
- Tata Play (31.99%)
- Bharti Telemedia Limited (29.38%)
- Dish TV (19.53%)
- Sun Direct (19.1%)
Notes
- DD free dish is a free-to-air service hence their subscriber data is not shown in the TRAI performance report.[1]
Multiple-system operators (MSOs)
As of 30 September 2024, there are 845 MSOs (some also have an ISP license).[1]
List of top MSOs by subscribers
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Wireless operators
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As of 31.03.2025 there are around 1163.76 million wireless subscribers in India according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).[2]
Market share of Wireless Mobile operators in India as of 31.03.2025, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)[3]
- Jio (40.6%)
- Airtel (33.69%)
- Vodafone Idea (17.75%)
- BSNL (7.87%)
- MTNL (0.09%)
Mobile operators
Over the past decade, the Indian cellular services market has seen rapid consolidation. The launch of Jio Platforms in 2016 changed the market dynamics substantially as the company offered free data and voice services during its first year of operations, prompting a fierce price war in the market. Jio managed to garner over 8 crore (80 million). In 2018, airtel India lost its market leadership position for the first time in 15 years as a result of the completion of a merger between then telecom giants Vodafone India and Idea Cellular.
Active operators
Defunct operators
As of 28 May 2025, 16 mobile operators have ceased operations in India. The longest operating defunct operator is Aircel , while the oldest is Modi-Telstra[12] - which was also the first mobile operator in the country.[13] Most recently, Reliance Communications ceased operations citing bankruptcy.[14]
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Wireline operators
Fixed-line operators
As of 31.03.2025, there are 37.04 million wireline subscribers in India according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).[2]
Market share of fixed-line telecom operators in India as of 30 November 2024, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India[2]
- Jio (34.72%)
- Airtel (27.38%)
- BSNL (20.74%)
- Tata Teleservices (6.43%)
- Vi (2.23%)
- Others (8.4%)
Internet service providers (ISPs)
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Internet service providers (ISPs) offering broadband (wired + wireless) services. The total number of broadband subscribers stood at 941.47 million as of 30 November 2024.[32][33] Total Wireless broadband subscribers stood at 903.79 million and wireline broadband subscribers stood at 40.97 million.[3] The top 5 services constituted 98.42% market share of the total broadband subscribers.[33]
As of 30 November 2024, top five Wireless Broadband Service providers
The following table shows the top 5 wired broadband service providers in India by total subscriber base as of 30 November 2024.
Other notable ISPs
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Telecom R&D firms
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