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India's Rural GSM Subscribers Hit 330.34 Million in February: COAI

India's Rural GSM Subscribers Hit 330.34 Million in February: COAI

By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 25 March 2015 19:02 IST

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The total number of GSM subscribers in rural India in February stood at 330.34 million, a statement by Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said on Wednesday.

Net addition in rural subscribers in February was 4.70 million.

Among the telecom service providers, Bharti Airtel had the highest number of subscribers in rural India followed by Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Aircel and Telewings.

Bharti Airtel had 105 million subscribers, followed by Vodafone (96 million), Idea Cellular (86 million), Aircel (28 million) and Telewings (14 million), the statement said.

The statement is based on data revealed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Back in January, GSM subscribers in India increased by 8.87 million or 1.31 percent as per data from COAI. All India GSM cellular subscriber figures as of January 2015 was 687.42 million.

In January, telecom service provider Bharti Airtel emerged as the operator with the highest subscriber base followed by Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Aircel, Uninor, Videocon and Uninor.

Written with inputs from IANS

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