List of telecom companies in India

This is a list of telecom services providing companies in India. These companies are regulated by Department of Telecommunications and TRAI under Ministry of Communications, Government of India.

Direct-to-home (DTH) operators
There are 4 pay-for-use DTH service providers and one free-to-air service provider (DD Free Dish) in India.

As of 31 March 2024, there are 61.97 million active paying DTH subscribers, in addition to the subscribers of state-owned DD Free Dish, in the country according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). DD Free Dish has over 4 crore (40 million) subscribers.

Notes
 * DD free dish is a free-to-air service hence their subscriber data is not shown in the TRAI performance report.
 * On 22 March 2018, Dish TV merged with d2h, creating the then-largest DTH service provider in India.

Multiple-system operators (MSOs)
As of 31 March 2024, there are 880 MSOs (some also have an ISP license).

List of top MSOs by subscribers

Wireless operators
As of 30 April 2024, there are 1.96 billion wireless subscribers in India according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Mobile operators
Over the past decade, the Indian cellular services market has seen rapid consolidation. The launch of Jio Platforms in 2016 changed the market dynamics substantially as the company offered free data and voice services during its first year of operations, prompting a fierce price war in the market. Jio managed to garner over 8 crore (80 million) |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/reliance-jio-crosses-80-million-users-in-under-6-months/articleshow/57263052.cms |access-date=2023-03-09 |issn=0971-8257}}

As a result, the number of operators in the Indian cellular market have substantially reduced over the past decade. At its peak, the market had as many as 12 active mobile operators.{{Cite web |last=www.ETTelecom.com |title=Resilience, re-consolidation and reality of the telecom sector in India - Tele-Talk by Sonam Chandwani {{!}} ET Telecom

In 2018, Airtel India lost its market leadership position for the first time in 15 years as a result of the completion of a merger between then telecom giants Vodafone India and Idea Cellular.

Defunct operators
As of 31 December 2023, 16 mobile operators have ceased operations in India. The longest operating defunct operator is Aircel, while the oldest is Modi-Telstra - which was also the first mobile operator in the country. Most recently, Reliance Communications ceased operations citing bankruptcy.

Fixed-line operators
As of 30 April 2024, there are 34.26 million wireline subscribers in India according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Internet service providers (ISPs)
Internet service providers (ISPs) offering broadband (wired + wireless) services. The total number of broadband subscribers stood at 928.41 million as of April 2024. Total Wireless broadband subscribers stood at 866.19 million and wireline broadband subscribers stood at 38.35 million. The top 5 services constituted 98.35% market share of the total broadband subscribers according to TRAI. These service providers were:

As on 30th April, 2024, top five Wireless Broadband Service providers

The following table shows the top 5 wired broadband service providers in India by total subscriber base as of 30 April 2024.