BSNL drags down GSM user base growth

New Delhi, July 10

Growth in GSM cellular subscription dipped for the second consecutive month with operators adding 6.3 million new users in June compared to 6.6 million during the previous month.

The slump in growth is primarily due to poor uptake by State-owned Bharat Sanchar NIgam Ltd, which added only 3.6 lakh new mobile users.

BSNL has been facing capacity crunch over the past few months, forcing it to cut down on new additions.

Private mobile operators, however, continued to race ahead.

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