List of telecom companies in India

There are 4 pay-for-use DTH service providers and one free-to-air service provider (DD Free Dish) in India. As of 31.03.2025, there are 56.92 million active DTH subscribers, in addition to the subscribers of state-owned DD Free Dish, in the country according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Notes • DD Free Dish is a free-to-air service; hence, their subscriber data is not shown in the TRAI performance report. Multiple-system operators (MSOs) As of 30 September 2024, there are 845 MSOs (some also have an ISP license). List of top MSOs by subscribers == Wireless operators ==

As of 31.03.2026 there were around 1265.73 million wireless subscribers in India, according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Mobile operators Over the past decade, the Indian cellular services market has seen rapid consolidation. The launch of Jio Platforms in 2016 changed the market dynamics substantially as the company offered free data and voice services during its first year of operations, prompting a fierce price war in the market. Jio managed to garner over 8 crore (80 million) subscribers. In 2018, Airtel India lost its market leadership position for the first time in 15 years as a result of the completion of a merger between then telecom giants Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. Active operators Defunct operators As of 31 March 2026, 17 mobile operators have ceased operations in India. The longest operating defunct operator is MTNL which was also the first mobile operator in the country. ==Wireline operators==

Fixed-line operators As of 31.03.2026, there are 48.25 million wireline subscribers in India according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The number of subscribers of all 10 companies are tabulated as follows: == Internet service providers (ISPs) ==

Internet service providers (ISPs) offering broadband (wired + wireless) services. The total number of broadband subscribers stood at 1065.88 million as of 31.03.2026. Total Wireless broadband subscribers stood at 958.54 million and wireline broadband subscribers stood at 45.11 million. As of 31.03.2026, the top five wireless broadband service providers which have market share of 99.99% is as follows: The following table shows the top five wired broadband service providers in India by total subscriber base as of 31.03.2026 which hold market share of 71.68%. Other notable ISPs For enterprise/wholesale only ==Telecom R&D firms==