Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), two struggling Indian telecom operators, added regular users in March 2024. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) shared the data in its monthly telecom performance report. Reliance Jio continued to be the leader in adding the most landline subscribers, followed by Airtel. Vodafone Idea added a healthy number of users in February and March 2024. This is a positive sign for the telecom provider, which regularly loses wireless subscribers. Vi offers fixed services to both private and business customers. The telco's fixed broadband services are provided by You Broadband.
Let's take a look at the regular subscriber numbers for March 2024.
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How many landline telephone subscriptions were added in March 2024
In March, Trust Jio Added 3,99,495 or 0.39 million regular subscribers. Airtel added 2,06,042 or 0.20 million permanent users. Vodafone Idea and BSNL added 39,713 (0.039 million) and 6,203 (0.0062 million) users simultaneously.
Besides the four telecom operators, players like Tata Teleservices, VMIPL and Quadrant also added regular users. The net addition for the sector was 6,86,691 or 0.68 million users. MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) lost around 13,495 or 0.013 million users.
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At the end of the month, Jio had a staggering 35.61% market share in the landline segment, while Airtel, in second place, had a market share of 25.98%. BSNL ranked third with a market share of 19.23%. Vodafone Idea has a negligible market share of 2.31% in the fixed line segment, but the good thing is that the telecom provider has been attracting customers for months in a row.
The demand for fiber optic internet services in the country is increasing. Vi can capitalize on the growing FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) market and add some high-paying customers. Vi also offers Vi One, a bundled service to customers where it offers both fixed and mobile services to users.
