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Reliance Jio added 8.26 million wireless subscribers in June while incumbent operators continue to lose users, led by Vodafone Idea, which saw its base get lighter by 4.14 million. Bharti Airtel also lost 29,883 subscribers in June. As per data shared by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the total wireless subscriber base of the country rose marginally to 1,165.46 million in June as compared to 1,161.86 million in May. However, apart from Reliance Jio and state-run BSNL, all the other players lost subscribers.
Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have been losing subscribers ever since the companies announced minimum recharge plan of Rs 35 every month. However, the results of the plan have been much fruitful for Airtel rather than Vodafone Idea. The loss of subscribers has slowed down in June though. For instance, Vodafone Idea had lost 5.69 million subscribers and Bharti Airtel 1.5 million users in May. These two operators have been locked in a bruising tariff war following the entry of Reliance Jio.
