Summary
During December 2021, 8.54 million i.e. 85.4 lakh mobile numbers have been ported. Maximum MNP requests were made from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
In December last year, all three companies Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea made their pre-paid plans expensive. Airtel’s plans were the most expensive, but Reliance Jio is suffering. The state-owned telecom company BSNL, which is on the margins, has now started its achche din. After a long time, BSNL has got more than 11 customers in a month. Jio has lost 1.29 subscribers in December 2021, while Airtel and BSNL have gained new customers during this period. During this, 1.1 million i.e. 11 lakh new customers have been connected to BSNL. During December 2021, 8.54 million i.e. 85.4 lakh mobile numbers have been ported. Maximum MNP requests were made from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
According to many new TRAI reports, even after losing more than 10 million customers in a month, Jio’s share in the market is 36 percent, which is the highest. Airtel is at number two with 30.81 per cent, which has gained more than 4,50,000 new customers in December 2021. At number three is Vi, whose market share is 23 percent. In December 2021, Vodafone Idea has been called Tata-Buy by 1.6 million customers.
According to the TRAI report for December 2021, the number of active wireless subscribers in the country stood at 1,154.62 million or 115463 million in December, as compared to 1,167.50 million or 116.750 million in November. In such a situation, there has been a decrease of 1.10 percent in the number of active wireless subscribers in December. Wireless subscriptions in urban areas declined from 638.46 million to 633.34 million and in rural areas declined from 529.04 million to 521.28 million in a month.
In December 2021, all private telecom companies had made their tariff plans expensive, while BSNL had given many great offers. BSNL currently does not have 4G in all circles, whereas private companies have 4G service in all circles and BSNL This is proving to be the biggest weakness for us, but after the launch of 4G BSNL Hoping for better days to come.
The government has announced a grant of Rs 44,720 crore to the loss-making government telecom company BSNL. This was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget 2022-23 speech. According to the budget, this money will be used for 4G service of BSNL and restructuring of the company.
Apart from Rs 44,720 crore for upgradation, the government has also announced an additional financial assistance of Rs 7,443.57 to BSNL for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme. Rs 3,550 crore will also be given for GST payment
Expansion
In December last year, all three companies Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea made their pre-paid plans expensive. Airtel’s plans were the most expensive, but Reliance Jio is suffering. The state-owned telecom company BSNL, which is on the margins, has now started its achche din. After a long time, BSNL has got more than 11 customers in a month. Jio has lost 1.29 subscribers in December 2021, while Airtel and BSNL have gained new customers during this period. During this, 1.1 million i.e. 11 lakh new customers have been connected to BSNL. During December 2021, 8.54 million i.e. 85.4 lakh mobile numbers have been ported. Maximum MNP requests were made from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.