Referring to TRAI’s figures for December 2009, BSNL claims that it still is positioned in the number 4 rank with the operator adding on an average 2 million subscribers every month.

The PSU also tried to suggest that comparing its performance with private competitors was not fair as the operator is not operational in high potential markets of Delhi and Mumbai.

According to the TRAI report, BSNL’s subscriber base at the end of December 31, 2009 was 62.861 million.