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Thursday, Dec 08, 2005
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Telecommunications Marketing - Trends 2.3 million new cell users added in Nov Our Bureau
New Delhi , Dec. 7 GSM-based cellular operators have added 2.32 million new mobile subscribers in November, taking the total user base to 55.31 million. This is now the highest number of monthly subscriber additions recorded by the GSM industry since the inception of service. According to figures compiled by the Cellular Operators' Association of India, State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has added the maximum with 7.8 lakh new users, taking its total user base to 13.29 million. Bharti, the largest cellular operator in the country with 15.4 million subscribers, added 6.8 lakh new users. Hutch added 5.2 lakh new users to take its total tally to 10.68 lakh. Among all circles, Category C circles continued to witness the highest rate of growth at 8.31 per cent, which is much higher as compared to the metros and A and B circles. Within the Category C circles, Bihar recorded highest additions in absolute terms (123,895 new subscribers), followed by Orissa (71,556 new subscribers). Category B circles recorded a growth of close to 5 per cent over the previous month. Highest additions were in Kerala (1,87,461 new subscribers), followed by Punjab at (1,80,032 new subscribers). Category A circles witnessed a growth of 3.9 per cent. Amongst the Category A circles, Gujarat recorded highest additions (1,84,205 new subscribers), followed by Tamil Nadu (1,77,171 new subscribers). The number of metro subscribers also grew by 3.2 per cent over the previous month. Delhi and Mumbai continue to dominate in terms of both total volume and market share.
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