Government company BSNL is benefiting from the increase in mobile tariffs by various telecom companies. After the tariff hike, BSNL was the only telecom company in July that saw a rise in subscribers. Telecom companies like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea had to lose subscribers during this period.
BSNL Users Increased By More Than 29 Lakh
This information was given in a report by news agency PTI quoting telecom regulator TRAI. According to the report, during July, the number of subscribers to the government telecom company BSNL increased by more than 29.4 lakh. BSNL was the only telecom company whose number of subscribers increased in July.
Airtel Suffered The Most Loss
On the other hand, Bharti Airtel suffered the most losses, with 16.9 lakh mobile subscribers. Similarly, the number of Vodafone Idea subscribers decreased by 14.1 lakh, and the number of Reliance Jio customers decreased by 7.58 lakh. Talking about the overall telecom industry, the subscriber base decreased slightly to 120.517 crores in July, which was 120.564 crores a month ago.
Tariff Became So Expensive From July
Telecom companies have made mobile services expensive in the past. The increase in mobile tariff was implemented on July 1. After that, telecom companies lost users. Telecom companies increased mobile tariffs by 10 to 27 percent at that time. Only BSNL has not increased the mobile tariff.
Mobile Users Decreased In These Circles
After the tariff hike, the mobile user base decreased in the telecom circles of Northeast, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Mumbai, Kolkata, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Bihar, West Bengal, UP East, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh. According to TRAI data, the number of users in the fixed line connection segment increased by about 1 percent to 355.6 lakhs in July. A month ago, their number was 351.1 lakh.
