• According to TRAI, there were 3.6 million fewer mobile subscribers overall in India.
• According to TRAI, there are now 81.6 crore broadband subscribers worldwide.
• In September, Reliance Jio added 7,20,000 new wireless subscribers.

The telecom regulator's data shows that there were 3.6 million fewer mobile subscribers in India in September, with Vodafone Idea seeing a decline in subscribers despite bigger rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel gaining customers month over month. 

Jio, the top mobile provider in India, strengthened its position in the market by acquiring 7,20,000 wireless subscribers in September, while Bharti Airtel saw a 4,12,000 increase in its mobile user base. Notably, although leading competitors in September subscriber additions, Jio's net adds fell short of the telco's August customer increase of 32,81,000. 

In September, the subscriber base of struggling Vodafone Idea decreased to 24.91 crore, a decrease of 40,00,000 subscribers. At the end of September 22, there were 1,145.45 million wireless subscribers, down from 1,149.11 million at the end of August. This represents a monthly decline rate of 0.32 percent.

At the end of September 2022, there were around 117.19 crore telephone users in India (mobile and fixed-line combined), representing a monthly fall rate of 0.27 percent. At the end of September 2022, according to TRAI, there were 81.6 crore broadband customers, with a monthly growth rate of 0.28 percent. 

By the end of September 2022, the top five service providers controlled 98.36 percent of the market for broadband users overall. According to a TRAI report from August, Reliance Jio overtook the government-run BSNL to claim the title of largest fixed-line service provider in the nation. A private operator had risen to the top of the wireline market for the first time since the nation's telecom services were first introduced.