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Friday, February 9, 2007
MUMBAI: Indian GSM carriers signed up over five million new users in January, taking their total user base to 110.5 million, a telecoms industry body said on Friday.
The Cellular Operators' Association of India, which represents nine carriers offering wireless services based on the widely prevalent GSM platform, said 5.03 million users signed up in January, compared with 4.63 million in December.
Call rates of as low as 2-3 U.S. cents a minute are luring customers in the world's fastest-growing wireless services market, where less than 14 per cent of the country's billion-plus population own a mobile phone despite rapid growth.
The mobile user base of Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's top provider of such services, rose to 33.7 million after it added 1.76 million customers.
Second-ranked GSM firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd lured 8,23,813 new customers, boosting its user base to 24.44 million.
Hutchison Essar Ltd added 1.11 million customers, lifting its user base to 24.41 million.
Source: Reuters
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