Business News. Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea reported month on month decline in wireless subscribers while Airtel showed gains in February, according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India data.
Jio lost over 3.6 million subscribers and its total customer base stood at 402.7 million. This was the third consecutive month of negative growth for the country’s largest mobile service provider.
Vodafone lost over 1.5 million subscribers and its customer count slipped to 263.5 million. Airtel added 1.59 million new users and its customer count increased to 358 million.
Mobile companies took a 20 per cent tariff hike in prepaid plans towards the end of November that has resulted in consolidation of SIM cards.
Following its third quarter result in February, Jio had also said its repurposing its customer retention efforts aimed to improve the quality of base and to reduce its costs
