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{{update|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

This is a '''list of mobile, DTH, ISP, wireless and wireline operators in India'''.

== Wireless operators ==
As of 31 August 2021, there are 1186.72 million wireless subscribers including inactive users in India according to [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI).<ref name="Traidata">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Telecom Subscription Data as on 31 Aug, 2021|url=https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_No.45of2021_0.pdf|url-status=live|website=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India}}</ref>

===Mobile operators===
{{Pie chart
| caption= Market share of mobile telecom operators in India as of 31 August 2021 according to the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI).<ref name="Traidata" />
| label1 = [[Reliance Jio|Jio]]
| value1 = 37.40 | color1 = Cyan
| label2 = [[Airtel India|Airtel]]
| value2 = 29.85 | color2 = Red
| label3 = [[Vodafone Idea|Vi]]
| value3 = 22.84 | color3 = Gold
| label4 = [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited|BSNL]]
| value4 = 9.63 | color4 = Blue
|value5=0.28|color5=Green|label5=[[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited|MTNL]]|label6=[[Reliance Communications|RCom]]|value6=0.001|color6=Pink}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align: center;"
! !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<ref name="Traidata" /> (millions)!! Active Users(millions) !! Ownership
|- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;";a;
| 1||
[[Jio]]
|
* 850(B5)/1800(B3)/2300(B40) [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)#LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]]
* [[Voice over LTE|VoLTE]], [[Video over LTE|ViLTE]], [[Voice over WLAN|VoWiFi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jio.com/en-in/jio-wifi-calling|title=Reliance Jio VoWiFi is Live|last=www.Jio.com|website=jio.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref>
* [[WiFi]]
|443.86<ref name="Traidata" />
|350.63
|
[[Jio Platforms]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
| 2 ||
[[Airtel India|Airtel]]
|
* [[GSM]] - 900/1800 ([[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]), [[GPRS]]
* 900(B8)/1800(B3)/2100(B1)/2300(B40) [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)#LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]]
* [[Voice over LTE|VoLTE]], [[Video over LTE|ViLTE]], [[Voice over WLAN|VoWiFi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airtel.in/wifi-calling|title=Airtel VoWiFi is Live|last=www.airtel.in|website=www.airtel.in|language=en|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref>
* [[WiFi]]
|354.19<ref name="Traidata"/>
|346.84<ref name="Traidata"/>
|
[[Bharti Airtel|Bharti Airtel Limited]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
| 3||
[[Vodafone Idea|Vi]]
|
* [[GSM]] - 900/1800 ([[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]), [[GPRS]]
* 900(B8)/1800(B3)/2100(B1)/2300(B40)/2500(B41) [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)#LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]]<ref name="VILC1">{{cite web|url=https://www.myvi.in/giganet|title=Vi (Vodafone Idea) covers All 22 telecom circles with its world class 4G LTE services|website=www.myvi.in|access-date=2020-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144558/https://www.myvi.in/giganet|archive-date=22 December 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Voice over LTE|VoLTE]], [[Video over LTE|ViLTE]], [[Voice over WLAN|VoWiFi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myvi.in/vi-wifi-calling|title=Vi VoWiFi is Live|last=www.myvi.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303115539/https://www.myvi.in/vi-wifi-calling|archive-date=2021-03-03|url-status=live|website=www.myvi.in|language=en|access-date=2021-03-03}}</ref>
* [[WiFi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myvi.in/mobile-internet/wifi-hotspot|title=VI WiFi Hotpsot Service Live in Mumbai, Pune & Bangalore|last=www.myvi.in|website=myvi.in|language=en|access-date=2021-01-04}}</ref>
|271.07<ref name="Traidata" />
|236.49<ref name="Traidata" />
|
[[Vodafone Idea Limited]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
|4||
[[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited|BSNL]]
|
* [[GSM]] - 900/1800 ([[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]), [[GPRS]]
* 850(B5)/2100(B1)/2500(B41)[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)#LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD|FD-LTE]], [[LTE-A]]
* [[Voice over LTE|VoLTE]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telecomtalk.info/bsnl-4g-volte-service-availability/189511/|title=BSNL 4G VoLTE Service Live in Certain Circles|last=www.telecomtalk.info|website=telecomtalk.info|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302165249/https://telecomtalk.info/bsnl-4g-volte-service-availability/189511/|archive-date=2019-03-02|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[WiMAX]], [[WiFi]],
|114.32<ref name="Traidata" />
|57.15
|
[[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
|5
|[[MTNL]]
|
* [[GSM]] - 900/1800 ([[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]), [[GPRS]]
* 850(B5)/2100(B1)/2500(B41)[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)#LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD|FD-LTE]], [[LTE-A]]
* [[Voice over LTE|VoLTE]]
* [[WiMAX]], [[WiFi]],
|3.27
|0.61
|[[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited]]
|-
|6
|[[Reliance Communications|RCom]]
|
* [[GSM]] - 900/1800 ([[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]), [[GPRS]]
* 850(B5)/2100(B1)/2500(B41)[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)#LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD|FD-LTE]], [[LTE-A]]
* [[Voice over LTE|VoLTE]] , [[WiFi]],
|0.01
|0.005
|[[Reliance Communications]]
|}

=== Defunct operators ===

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Operator
!Started Operations
!Ceased Operations
!Fate
|-
|Telstra
|1990
|2000
|Merged into Axiata Spice Communications <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/modi-to-merge-with-telstra-and-spice--243254|title=Modi To Merge With Telstra And Spice|website=TelecomPaper|language=en|date=2000-06-22|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>
|-
|Escotel
|1996
|2004
|Merged into Idea Cellular <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/idea-acquires-escotel-largest-deal-in-indian-telecom-sector_141768.html|title=Idea acquires Escotel, largest deal in Indian telecom sector|website=Zee News|language=en|date=2004-01-15|access-date=2021-08-05}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hutch Essar]]
|1999
|2007
|Made by Vodafone Group and [[Essar Group]]
|-
|[[Axiata|Axiata Spice Communications]]
|1992
|2008
|Merged into Idea Cellular <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/idea-spice-merger-may-ring-in-gains-for-malaysian-ally/articleshow/5187473.cms|title=Idea-Spice merger may ring in gains for Malaysian ally|last=Parbat|first=Kalyan|date=2009-11-02|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2019-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909225950/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/telecom/idea-spice-merger-may-ring-in-gains-for-malaysian-ally/articleshow/5187473.cms|archive-date=2020-09-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[S Tel]]
|2008
|2012
|Licence cancelled by the [[Supreme Court of India]]
|-
|[[Etisalat]]
|2010 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/etisalat-enters-india-sets-up-back-office-at-ambattur-in-north-chennai/articleshow/4698146.cms|title=Etisalat enters India, sets up back office at Ambattur in North Chennai|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|last1=Ramesh|first1=Niranjana|last2=Venkataraman|first2=Hemamalini|date=2009-06-24|access-date=2020-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909214814/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/etisalat-enters-india-sets-up-back-office-at-ambattur-in-north-chennai/articleshow/4698146.cms|archive-date=2020-09-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
|2012
|Licence cancelled by the Supreme Court of India <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Etisalat-to-shut-India-operations/articleshow/11998887.cms|title=Etisalat to shut India operations|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2012-02-23|access-date=2019-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404205236/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Etisalat-to-shut-India-operations/articleshow/11998887.cms|archive-date=2013-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Loop Mobile|BPL Mobile]] (Loop Mobile)
|1995
|2014
|Ceased operations after expiration of licence <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telecomtalk.info/loop-mobile-mumbai-shutting-down/123365/|title=TRAI Directs Loop Mobile To Inform Subscribers of Its Closure|website=TelecomTalk|language=en-US|date=2020-10-02|access-date=2019-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518094532/https://telecomtalk.info/loop-mobile-mumbai-shutting-down/123365/|archive-date=2019-05-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Virgin Mobile India]], [[T24 Mobile]]
|2009 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telecomtalk.info/virgin-mobile-set-to-launch-gsm-service-in-india/2694/|title=VIRGIN MOBILE READY TO LAUNCH GSM SERVICE IN INDIA|website=TelecomTalk|language=en-US|date=2009-04-15|access-date=2020-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510153206/http://telecomtalk.info/virgin-mobile-set-to-launch-gsm-service-in-india/2694/|archive-date=2013-05-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
|2015
|Merged into Tata Docomo <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telecomtalk.info/virgin-mobile-now-tata-docomo/132939/|title=Exclusive: Virgin Mobile will be merged into the parent operator Tata Docomo with effect from March 27|website=TelecomTalk|language=en-US|date=2015-03-26|access-date=2019-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518094529/https://telecomtalk.info/virgin-mobile-now-tata-docomo/132939/|archive-date=2019-05-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Videocon Telecom]]
|2010 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telecomtalk.info/videocon-to-launch-gsm-mobile-services-in-100-cities-in-100-days/21112/|title=Videocon To Launch GSM Mobile Services In 100 Cities In 100 Days|website=TelecomTalk|language=en-US|last=Bafna|first=Sanjay|date=2010-03-07|access-date=2020-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503043926/http://telecomtalk.info/videocon-to-launch-gsm-mobile-services-in-100-cities-in-100-days/21112/|archive-date=2015-05-03|url-status=live}}</ref>
|2016
|Shut down following sale of spectrum to Bharti Airtel <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.datareign.com/videocon-telecom-shutdown-mobile-services.html|title=Videocon Telecom to shut down Mobile Services on 11th May 2016|last=Varma|date=2016-05-04|website=DataReign|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518094529/https://www.datareign.com/videocon-telecom-shutdown-mobile-services.html|archive-date=2019-05-18|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telecomtalk.info/videocon-to-shut-down-gsm-operations-in-11-circles-including-mumbai-asks-customers-to-port-out-before-18-january/103701/|title=Videocon To Shut Down GSM Operations in 11 Circles Including Mumbai, Asks Customers To Port Out Before 18 January|website=TelecomTalk|language=en-US|last=Bafna|first=Sanjay|date=2013-01-03|access-date=2020-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607231337/https://telecomtalk.info/videocon-to-shut-down-gsm-operations-in-11-circles-including-mumbai-asks-customers-to-port-out-before-18-january/103701/|archive-date=2019-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[MTS India]]
|2009
|2017
|Acquired by Reliance Communications <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/reliance-communication-gets-bombay-hc-approval-for-sistema-acquisition/articleshow/54739451.cms|title=Reliance Communication gets Bombay HC approval for Sistema acquisition|website=[[The Economic Times]]|language=en-US|date=2016-10-08|access-date=2020-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820013841/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/reliance-communication-gets-bombay-hc-approval-for-sistema-acquisition/articleshow/54739451.cms|archive-date=2020-08-20|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Idea Cellular]]
|2002
|2018
|Merged with Vodafone India to form Vi <ref name="nclt-go-ahead-et"/><ref name="nclt-approval-lm" />
|-
|[[Vodafone India]]
|2011
|2018
|Merged with Idea Cellular to form Vi <ref name="nclt-go-ahead-et">{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/nclt-gives-go-ahead-to-idea-vodafone-merger/articleshow/65616161.cms |title=NCLT gives go-ahead to Idea-Vodafone merger |last1=Parbat |first1=Kalyan |date=2018-08-31 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=2018-09-01 |last2=Sengupta |first2=Devina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424080436/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/nclt-gives-go-ahead-to-idea-vodafone-merger/articleshow/65616161.cms|archive-date=2019-04-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nclt-approval-lm">{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/2E0PXuw33i4eyhDtaQbMEN/NCLT-approves-IdeaVodafone-merger.html|title=NCLT approves Idea-Vodafone merger|last=Pandey|first=Navadha|date=2018-01-12|website=LiveMint|access-date=2018-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621070110/https://www.livemint.com/Industry/2E0PXuw33i4eyhDtaQbMEN/NCLT-approves-IdeaVodafone-merger.html|archive-date=2018-06-21|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Aircel]]
|1999
|2018
|Bankrupt <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/aircel-files-for-bankruptcy/article22879716.ece|title=Aircel files for bankruptcy|last=Pandey|first=Piyush|date=2018-02-28|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2019-05-18|archive-date=2018-02-28|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Telenor India]]
|2009
|2018
|Acquired by Bharti Airtel <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Money/QcujIIhjTJ8KMqYRMUKSMO/Tata-Tele-deal-How-Airtel-is-getting-a-billiondollar-busin.html|title=Tata Tele deal: How Airtel is getting a billion-dollar business for free|last=Philipose|first=Mobis|date=2017-10-13|website=LiveMint|language=en|access-date=2019-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518094526/https://www.livemint.com/Money/QcujIIhjTJ8KMqYRMUKSMO/Tata-Tele-deal-How-Airtel-is-getting-a-billiondollar-busin.html|archive-date=2019-05-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tata Docomo]]
|2009
|2019
|Acquired by Bharti Airtel <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/jio-tata-tele-merger-completed/article28251509.ece |title= Airtel completes Tata merger |publisher= [[Business Line]]|date=2019-06-05 |access-date=2019-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909233138/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/airtel-tata-tele-merger-completed/article28251509.ece|archive-date=2020-09-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Reliance Communications]]
|2004
|2019
|Bankrupt<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/tribunal-admits-anil-ambanis-reliance-communications-for-bankruptcy-2035627|title=Tribunal Admits Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications For Bankruptcy|date=2019-05-10|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518094540/https://www.ndtv.com/business/tribunal-admits-anil-ambanis-reliance-communications-for-bankruptcy-2035627|archive-date=2019-05-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited]]
|1986
|2020
|Subsidiary of BSNL until merger is complete <ref>{{Cite news|title=MTNL to be subsidiary of BSNL, government okays|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2019/nov/02/mtnl-to-be-subsidiary-of-bsnl--government-okays-2056125.html|date=2019-11-02|access-date=2020-08-06|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909234050/https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2019/nov/02/mtnl-to-be-subsidiary-of-bsnl--government-okays-2056125.html|archive-date=2020-09-09|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-07-05|title=BSNL-MTNL merger may get delayed as govt-appointed panel wants spectrum first|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/bsnl-mtnl-merger-may-get-delayed-as-govt-appointed-panel-wants-spectrum-first/2013499/|last=Rathee|first=Kiran|access-date=2020-08-06|publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909233844/https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/bsnl-mtnl-merger-may-get-delayed-as-govt-appointed-panel-wants-spectrum-first/2013499/|archive-date=2020-09-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Direct-to-home (DTH) operators==

There are 4 pay [[Direct to Home|DTH]] service providers and one [[free-to-air]] service provider ([[DD Free Dish]]) in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Performance Indicator Report April- June 2021|url=https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/PIR_21102021_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of 30 June 2021, there are 69.86 million active pay DTH subscribers, in addition to the subscribers of state-owned DD Free Dish, in the country according to [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI).<ref name=":0" /> DD Free Dish has over 40 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=DD Free Dish has crossed about 40 million subscribers: Report|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/dd-free-dish-has-crossed-about-40-million-subscribers-report/articleshow/81724477.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-10-24}}</ref>

'''List of pay DTH service providers'''
{{Pie chart
|caption= Market share of pay DTH operators in India as of 30 June 2021 according to the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI).
| label1 = [[Tata Sky]]
| value1 = 33.37 | color1 = #486AAE
| label2 = [[Airtel digital TV]]
| value2 = 25.76 | color2 = Red
| label3 = [[Dish TV]]
| value3 = 23.45 | color3 = #6D3691
| label4 = [[Sun Direct]]
| value4 = 17.41 | color4 = #FEA305
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
! Operator
!Market Share
! Ownership
|-
|-
|1
|[[Tata Sky]]
|33.37%<ref name=":0" />
|[[Tata Sons]] (60%) [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]] (30%) [[Temasek Holdings|Temasek]] (10%)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/tata-sky-to-invest-rs-1000-cr-for-tech-upgrade/article20649024.ece1|title=Tata Sky to invest Rs 1,000 cr for tech upgrade|first=R.|last=Ravikumar|website=@businessline}}</ref>
|-
|2
|[[Airtel digital TV]]
|25.76%<ref name=":0" />
|[[Bharti Airtel]] (100%)
|-
|3 ||
[[Dish TV]]
|23.45%<ref name=":0" />
|[[Essel Group]] (55%) [[Videocon]] (45%)
|-
|4
|[[Sun Direct]]
|17.41%<ref name=":0" />
|[[Sun Network]] (80%) [[Astro (satellite TV)|Astro Group]] (20%)
|-
|}

;Notes
* DD free dish is Free To air Service hence their subscriber data is not shown in TRAI performance report.<ref name=":0" />
* On 22 March 2018, [[Dish TV]] merged with [[d2h]], creating the then largest DTH provider in India.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|title=Dish TV India, Videocon d2h merger completed|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/dish-tv-india-videocon-d2h-merger-completed/articleshow/63414778.cms|website=The Economic Times|access-date=11 April 2018|date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145412/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/dish-tv-india-videocon-d2h-merger-completed/articleshow/63414778.cms|archive-date=12 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Wireline operators==

===Fixedline operators===
As of 31 August 2021, there are 22.86 million wireline subscribers in India according to [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI).<ref name=Traidata />
{{Pie chart
| caption=Market share of FixedLine telecom operators in India as of 31 august 2021 according to the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI).<ref name="Traidata" />
| label1 = [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited|BSNL]]
| value1 = 34.55| color1 = Cyan
| label2 = [[Airtel India|Airtel]]
| value2 = 22.63 | color2 = Red
| label3 = [[Jio]]
| value3 = 19.28 | color3 = Green
| label4 = [[Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited|MTNL]]
| value4 = 12.36 | color4 = Violet
| label5 = [[Tata Teleservices]]
| value5 = 6.99 | color5 = Blue
| label6 = [[Vodafone Idea|Vi]]
| value6 = 2.46 | color6 = Brown
| label7 = Quadrant
| value7= 0.88| color7 = Yellow
|value8=0.84|color8=Orange|label8=[[Reliance Communications|RCom]]}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:left;"
! !! Operator !! Subscribers (millions) !! Ownership
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 1 || [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited|BSNL]]<ref name="BSNL-MTNL MERGER">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/bsnl-mtnl-to-be-merged/article29777424.ece|title=MTNL to be act as BSNL subsidiary Till Merger Complete|date=2019-06-29|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> || 10.7 ||[[Department of Telecommunications]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 2 || [[Airtel India|Airtel]] || 5.17 ||[[Bharti Airtel]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 3 || [[Jio]] || 4.40 ||[[Jio Platforms]]
|-
|4
|[[MTNL]]
|2.82
|[[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 5 || [[Tata Teleservices]]|| 1.59 ||[[Tata Group]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 6 || [[Vodafone Idea|Vi]]|| 0.56 || Vodafone Idea Limited
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 7 || [[Reliance Communications]]|| 0.192|| [[Reliance Group|Reliance ADAG]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 8 || Quadrant || 0.200 || Quadrant Infotech India Pvt. Ltd
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
|}

===Multiple-system operators (MSOs)===
{{See also|List_of_cable_television_companies#India}}

As of 30 June 2021, there are 1731 MSOs (some also have an [[Internet service provider|ISP]] license).<ref name=":0" />

'''List of top MSOs by subscribers'''

{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*Siti Networks Ltd.
*GTPL Hathway Ltd.
*Hathway Digital Ltd.
*Den Networks Ltd.
*Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd.
*Kerala Communicators Cable Ltd.
*Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd.
*Fastway Transmissions Pvt Ltd.
*KAL Cables Pvt. Ltd.
*NXT Digital Ltd (HITS)
*V K Digital Network Pvt. Ltd.
*Asianet Digital Network Pvt. Ltd.
*NXT Digital Ltd (Cable TV){{div col end}}

==Internet service providers (ISPs)==
There were 499 [[internet service providers]] (ISPs) offering broadband services; top 5 services constituted 98.75% market share of the total Broadband subscribers according to Trai.<ref name="Traidata"/> These service providers were :
{{Pie chart
| caption=Market share of broadband services in India as of 31 august 2021 according to the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI).<ref name="Traidata" />
| label1 = [[Jio]]
| value1 = 55.02 | color1 = Yellow
| label2 = [[Airtel India|Airtel]]
| value2 = 25.32 | color2 = Red
| label3 = [[Vodafone Idea|Vi]]
| value3 = 15.19 | color3 = Green
| label4 = [[BSNL Broadband|BSNL]]
| value4 = 2.98 | color4 = Blue
| label5 = Atria Convergence
| value5 = 0.24 | color5 = Pink
| label6 = Others
| value6 = 1.25 | color6 = Orange
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:left;"
! !! Operator !! Subscribers (millions) !! Ownership
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 1 || [[Jio]] || 447.57 ||[[Jio Platforms]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 2 || [[Airtel India|Airtel]] || 205.96 ||[[Bharti Airtel]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 3 || [[Vodafone Idea|Vi]] || 123.53 ||Vodafone Idea Limited
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 4 || [[BSNL Broadband|BSNL]] || 24.28 || Government of India
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;"
| 5 || [[Atria Convergence Technologies]] || 1.95||Atria Convergence
|}

The following table shows the top 5 wired broadband service providers in India by total subscriber base as of 31 august 2021.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Provider
!Subscribers (Total) (millions)
!Ownership
|-
|1
|[[BSNL Broadband|BSNL]]
|5.49
|[[Government of India]]
|-
|2
|[[Reliance Jio]]
|3.71
|[[Jio Platforms]]
|-
|3
|[[Airtel India|Airtel]]
|3.69
|[[Bharti Airtel Limited]]
|-
|4
|[[Atria Convergence Technologies|ACT Fibernet]]
|1.95
|Atria Convergence
|-
|5
|[[Hathway]]
|1.08
|[[Reliance Industries Limited]]
|}

The following table shows the top 5 wireless broadband service providers in India by total subscriber base as of 31 augus 2021.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Provider
!Subscribers (Wired) (millions)
!Ownership
|-
|1
|[[Reliance Jio]]
|443.86
|[[Jio Platforms]]
|-
|2
|[[Airtel India|Airtel]]
|202.27
|[[Bharti Airtel Limited]]
|-
|3
|[[Vodafone Idea Limited|Vi]]<ref group="Note2" name="subsidiary of Vi">After adding subscribers of You Broadband Because it is subsidiary of [[Vodafone Idea Limited|Vi]].</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://youbroadband.in/aboutus/aboutus_history.php|title=About us|date=2019-06-29|website=You Broadband Limited}}</ref>
|123.52 <ref group="Note2" name="subsidiary of Vi"/>
|[[Vodafone Group|Vodafone Idea Limited]]
|-
|4
|[[BSNL Broadband|BSNL]]<ref group="Note1">[[BSNL]] and [[MTNL]] merger approved by [[Government of India]].</ref><ref name="BSNL-MTNL MERGER"/>
|18.19 <ref group="Note2" name="MTNL to BSNL">After adding subscribers of [[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited|MTNL]] to BSNL, because MTNL will merge with [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited|BSNL]].</ref><ref name="BSNL-MTNL MERGER"/>
|[[Government of India]]
|-
|5
|[[Tikona Infinet Limited]]
|0.30
|[[Goldman Sachs]] (40.1%)
|}

===Other notable ISPs===

{| class="wikitable"
!Provider
!Ownership
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh State FiberNet Limited|APSFL]]
|[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|-
|[[Asianet Satellite Communications Limited|Asianet Broadband]]
|Rajan Raheja Group
|-
|[[DEN Networks]]
|[[Reliance Industries]]
|-
|[[Kerala Vision]]
|KCCL
|-
|[[RailTel Corporation of India]]
|[[Government of India]]
|-
|[[Sify]]
|Sify Group
|-
|Spectranet
|Shyam Telecom Limited
|-
|[[Tata Communications]]
|[[Tata Group]]
|-
|[[Tata Sky]]
|[[Tata Sons]] (60%) [[Walt Disney Company]] (30%) [[Temasek Holdings]] (10%)
|-
|}

===For enterprise/wholesale only===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Provider
!Ownership
|-
|[[CtrlS|CtrlS Datacenters Ltd]]
|CtrlS Labs Limited
|-
|[[ERNET]]
|[[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]]
|-
|[[GAIL#GAILTEL|GAILTEL]]
|[[Government of India]]
|-
|[[National Knowledge Network]] {{small|(for educational institutions only)}}
|[[Government of India]]
|-
|[[Power Grid Corporation of India|PowerGrid]]
|[[Government of India]]
|-
|[[Tulip Telecom]]
|Tulip Enterprises
|}

;Notes

# On 28 February 2018 [[Aircel]] filed for [[bankruptcy]] with [[National Company Law Tribunal|NCLT]] and a substantial number of customers have migrated to other service providers due to closing down of most of the consumer services.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/aircel-countrys-last-small-mobile-phone-firm-file-for-bankruptcy-today/articleshow/63110441.cms|title=Aircel, country's last small mobile phone operator, files for bankruptcy|last=Sengupta|first=Devina|date=28 February 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/aircel-india/aircel-press-release/1893902820650898/|title=Aircel's bankruptcy note on Facebook}}</ref>
#The services of [[Telenor India|Telenor]] India have been merged with [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]] on 14 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/dot-approves-merger-of-bharti-airtel-and-telenor-india/articleshow/64157286.cms|title=DoT approves Bharti Airtel and Telenor India merger|author=Gulveen Aulakh|work=The Economic Times}}</ref>
# On 31 August 2018, Vodafone India has been merged with Idea Cellular to form [[Vodafone Idea Limited|Vi]].
#The consumer mobile businesses of Tata Docomo, Tata Teleservices (TTSL) and Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML) have been merged into Bharti Airtel from 1 July 2019.

==Telecom R&D firms==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name !!|Headquarters
|-
|HTL Ltd.
|Chennai
|-
|Nexge Technologies
|Chennai
|-
|[[MYMO Wireless]] || [[Bangalore]]
|-
|[[Sasken Technologies]]||[[Bangalore]]
|-
|[[Tejas Networks]]||[[Bangalore]]
|-
|[[United Telecoms Limited]]||[[Bangalore]]
|-
|Vihaan Networks||[[Gurgaon]]
|-
|WiSig Networks||[[Hyderabad]]
|-
|[[Sterlite Technologies]]||[[Pune]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[Telecommunications in India]]
* [[List of mobile network operators]]
* [[Direct-to-home television in India]]
* [[List of mobile network operators of the Asia Pacific region]]
* [[Internet in India]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=Note1}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://stats.labs.apnic.net/cgi-bin/aspop?c=IN ISP market share grouped by ASNs used] ([[APNIC]] report)
* [https://ipinfo.io/countries/in List of ASNs assigned to India]
* [http://www.dot.gov.in DoT website]
* [https://trai.gov.in/consumer-info/telecom/service-provider-list List of Telecom Service Providers on TRAI website]
* [http://www.dot.gov.in/ Department of Telecommunications, Government of India]
* [http://www.trai.gov.in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]
* [http://www.coai.in/ Cellular Operators Association of India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723043754/http://www.wpc.dot.gov.in/ Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing]
* [https://trai.gov.in/consumer-info/telecom/service-provider-list List of Telecom Service Providers on TRAI website]
*[https://selectra.in/mobile/operators Best Mobile Network in India]

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