In July, big telecom companies like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea lost customers because they increased their mobile service prices. However, government-run BSNL gained new subscribers.

BSNL has added lakhs of new subscribers after the tariff hike from major telecom operators such as Jio, Airtel, and Vi. BSNL's market share now reached 7.59 percent.

The impact of mobile phone service tariff hike was evident in July with Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea reporting loss of customer base, which resulted in an overall decline in telecom subscribers in the country.

Reliance Jio Infocomm lost as many as 7.58 lakh subscribers in July, even as it continues to have the highest number of subscribers overall, shows monthly data released by the Telecom Authority of Ind

Indian telecom giants Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea lost subscribers in July following tariff hikes, while BSNL gained customers. Read more.

Market leader Reliance Jio lost 758,000 subscribers in July, while Vodafone Idea lost 1.4 million. Bharti Airtel lost the most, with nearly 1.7 million customers exiting the network during July, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed.