Bharti expands mobile subscribers base, retains top spot

Bharti Airtel, the country's top mobile carrier, added 2.41 million mobile subscribers in April this year, taking its total to 164.6 million, data from an industry body showed today.

Bharti Airtel, the country's top mobile carrier, added 2.41 million mobile subscribers in April this year, taking its total to 164.6 million, data from an industry body showed on Wednesday.

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Third ranked Vodafone Essar, controlled by Vodafone, added 2.41 million mobile subscribers in April, to have a total of about 137 million, the Cellular Operators Association of India said.

Idea Cellular signed up 2.45 million mobile subscribers in April, to have a total of about 92 million, while Telenor's India unit gained 1.45 million in April, boosting its total to 24.2 million.