List of telecom companies in India


Direct-to-home (DTH) operators

There are 4 pay-for-use DTH service providers and one free-to-air service provider (DD Free Dish) in India. As of 31 March 2023, there are 6.525 crore (65.25 million) active paying DTH subscribers, in addition to the subscribers of state-owned DD Free Dish, in the country according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). DD Free Dish has over 4 crore (40 million) subscribers. Notes
 DD free dish is a free-to-air service hence their subscriber data is not shown in the TRAI performance report. On 22 March 2018, Dish TV merged with d2h, creating the then-largest DTH service provider in India. Multiple-system operators (MSOs)

As of 31 March 2023, there are 1748 MSOs (some also have an ISP license). List of top MSOs by subscribers

Wireless operators 
As of 31 May 2023, there are 114.3 crore (1.14 billion) wireless subscribers in India (including inactive users) 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 10 crore (100 million) subscribers in its first 6 months of operations. As a result, the number of operators in the Indian cellular market have substantially reduced over the past decade. At its peak, the market had as many as 12 active mobile operators. 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 December 2022, 16 mobile operators have ceased operations in India. The longest operating defunct operator is Aircel, while the oldest is Modi-Telstra - which was also the first mobile operator in the country. Most recently, Reliance Communications ceased operations citing bankruptcy. Wireline operators

Fixed-line operators
As of 30 June 2023, there are 3.031 crore (30.31 million) wireline subscribers in India according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Internet service providers (ISPs) 
As of 30 June 2023, there were 1040 internet service providers (ISPs) offering broadband (wired + wireless) services. The total number of broadband subscribers stood at 86.147 crores. The top 5 services constituted 98.37% market share of the total broadband subscribers according to TRAI. These service providers were :

The following table shows the top 5 wired broadband service providers in India by total subscriber base as of 30 June 2023. The following table shows the top 5 wireless broadband service providers in India by total subscriber base as of 30 June 2023. Notes

 Broadband: Internet access with a minimum capacity of greater or equal 2 Mbit/s in download and not in both directions. Narrowband: Internet access with a capacity of less than 2 Mbit/s one or both directions. Other notable ISPs

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Telecom R&D firms

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

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References

External links
 ISP market share grouped by ASNs used (APNIC report)
 List of ASNs assigned to India
 List of Telecom Service Providers on TRAI website
 Department of Telecommunications, Government of India
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 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
 Cellular Operators Association of India
 List of Telecom Service Providers on TRAI website

 
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