TelecomLive April-2020

Telecom Fundamentals Strong Telecom LIVE April 2020 32 www.telecomlive.com merger. The table and charts at page 36 show the VLR (visitor location register or active subscriber base) market share. The latest figures of December 31, 2019 show that all the top three operators are at the same level: Bharti Airtel (32.02 pc), Jio (31.02 pc), and Vodafone Idea (30.29 pc). The tables and chart at page 33 to 35 shows that the AGR (Ad- justed Gross Revenue) based market share of the top three telcos are almost at the same level. The latest figures of December 31, 2019 show: Jio (Rs 12,923 cr), Bharti Airtel (Rs 11,757 cr) and Vodafone Idea (Rs 9,873 cr). This table also shows that in the Q3- FY20, AGR has increased sequen- tially by 10 pc each for Jio and Bharti Airtel, and 7 pc for Vodafone. Even BSNL/MTNL has he telecom sector is T growing and competi- tion is playing its role. All the top three players are almost at par. Their VLR base is almost the same. The AGR revenues are almost at similar levels for both Jio and Airtel, though Vodafone Idea is lagging behind a bit, but it is solely because if their own internal problems arising out of Telecom Fundamentals Strong r Let competition play its role r Is high NLD revenue of Airtel & Voda Idea aimed at circumventing SUC payments?