Airtel Trumps Vodafone Idea to Become 2nd-Largest Carrier in India: TRAI

Jul. 1, 2020

Airtel went past Vodafone Idea in February to become the second-largest mobile telecom operator in India. According to latest data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the company added 9 lakh subscribers in February.Vodafone Idea, meanwhile, lost 34 lakh subscribers during the same period.Reliance Jio retained its number one position, adding over 62 lakh subscribers during the month.

It is worth noting that Airtel was once the leading wireless carrier in the country before theemergence of Reliance Jioand themerger of Vodafone Idearelegated it to the third spot. However, now that the company is back in the top two, it will be interesting to see if it will be able to wrest back its pole position from the Mukesh Ambani-led behemoth.

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