As per the latest data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Vodafone Idea -- born last year from the merger of older operators Vodafone India and Idea Cellular -- continues to be the largest operator with 38.75 crore consumers and 33.36 per cent market share in the wireless segment as on May 31, 2019.
Commercial services may start in Mar-Apr next year
The freebies are now over, but Jio will need to notch up subscriber numbers and margins to prove its sceptics wrong.