List of telecom companies in India
Operator Ceased Operations Fate
Modi Telstra 2000 Merged into Axiata Spice Communications
Hutch 2007 Bought by Vodafone Group
Axiata Spice Communications 2008 Merged into Idea Cellular
S-Tel 2012 Licence cancelled by the Supreme Court of India
Etisalat 2012 Licence cancelled by the Supreme Court of India
Loop Mobile 2014 Ceased operations after expiration of licence
Virgin Mobile India 2015 Merged into Tata Docomo
T24 Mobile 2015 Merged into Tata Docomo
Videocon 2016 Shut down following sale of spectrum to Bharti Airtel
MTS India 2017 Merged into Reliance Communications
Vodafone India 2018 Merged with Idea Cellular to form Vodafone Idea
Idea Cellular 2018 Merged with Vodafone India to form Vodafone Idea
Aircel 2018 Bankrupt
Telenor India 2018 Merged into Bharti Airtel
Tata Docomo 2019 Merged into Bharti Airtel
Reliance Communications 2019 Bankrupt
Wireless operators -- Defunct operators
The total number of telephone subscribers in India reached 1204.85 million as on 31 October 2019. The number of wireless subscribers are 1183.40 million and the number of wireline subscribers are 21.45 million. The country's telecom regulator is Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).