Mobile subscription touches 2M in Oct

By agencies   |   Thursday, 10 November 2005, 20:30 IST
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NEW DELHI: The number of cell phone subscribers jumped by about two million in October, which is the highest since the service was made available, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has stated. The association said the cumulative GSM subscriber base grew by 4.15 percent to 52.98 million last month from 50.87 million recorded in the previous month. During the period the Bharti Cellular saw an increase of 670,000 subscribers, BSNL reported a rise of 600,000. Similarly, Hutch saw an increase of above 400,000 while IDEA marked an increase of 100,000 subscribers. The numbers are more in the metros touched 13.06 million in October compared to previous months of 12.62 million. In terms of volume and market share Delhi and Mumbai are dominating. Delhi continues to be the leading cellular market with 4.84 million subscribers accounting for 9.13 percent of the total market, followed closely by Mumbai with 4.71 million subscribers. Mumbai added the maximum number of subscribers at 2,03,500.