Reliance Jio overtakes Airtel as India's second-largest fixed-line service provider
Reliance Jio overtakes Airtel as India's second-largest fixed-line service provider
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According to data issued by the industry regulator TRAI, telecom operator Reliance Jio has surpassed Bharti Airtel to become the country's second-largest fixed-line service provider in February 2022.

Telephone and broadband internet services delivered across a network of cables are referred to as fixed-line or wireline telecommunication. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's subscriber report released on Tuesday, Reliance Jio's wireline subscriber count surpassed 58.85 lakh in February, while Bharti Airtel's subscriber base surpassed 57.66 lakh.

In February, Reliance Jio led the wireline telephony growth with 2.44 lakh new consumers. With 91,243 new users, Bharti Airtel came in second in the segment. Vodafone Idea gained 24,948 new subscribers, Quadrant 18,622 new customers, and Tata Teleservices 3,772 new consumers.

Only BSNL has more than 75.76 lakh wireline customers than Reliance Jio.  BSNL and MTNL, both owned by the government and with a combined 49.5 percent of the market, lost 49,074 and 21,900 fixed-line users, respectively.

The growing trend in wireline subscriber base, which began after the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic, is picking up steam, with private telecom carriers leading the way.

BSNL's market share has decreased from 34.64 percent in January 2021 to 30.9 percent in February 2021. From 14.65 percent in January 2021 to 11.05 percent in February 2022, MTNL's share declined to 11.05 percent. Private players such as Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, on the other hand, have steadily increased their market share.

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