Pune Telephone Companies
Growing demand and industry deregulation has led to an increasingly large number of landline and mobile telephone companies in India.
Many of these companies provide landline and/or mobile telephone services in the Pune area.
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The following telephone companies are the largest landline phone companies in India. Several of these companies provide landline service in the Pune area.
Please check company websites for the latest information on service availability, coverage and plan details.
- Bharti Airtel - Operates in Pune: yes. Bharti Airtel is an integrated carrier with growing presence across all of India's 23 telecom circles. The company provides landline and mobile services in 94 cities, including Pune, and has the largest mobile subscriber base.
- BSNL - Operates in Pune: yes. Government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is the largest and oldest telephone operator in India. It provides both landline and mobile phone service nationwide, except for Delhi and Mumbai where MTNL operates (see below). Until the late 1990s, it had a monopoly on telecom services and is still the largest phone company in the country.
- HFCL Infotel - Operates in Pune: no. HFCL Infotel is a smaller telephone company started in 2000. Currently, they serve only Punjab. In Punjab, the company provides landline, mobile, and internet services.
- MTNL - Operates in Pune: no. Government-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) provides landline, mobile phone, and internet services only in Delhi and Mumbai. It is the sister organization to BSNL and is a major incumbent telephone operator in India.
- MTS India - Operates in Pune: no. MTS India is a relatively new full service carrier that provides landline phones or other services in 6 telecom circles, including Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kolkata. MTS is operated by Shyam TeleServices, a joint venture between Sistema, a Russian company, and Shyam Group of India.
- Reliance Communications - Operates in Pune: yes. Reliance Communications has grown rapidly throughout India since launching in 2002. The company provides landline services in Pune.
- Tata Indicom - Operates in Pune: yes. Tata Indicom provides both landline and mobile services in Pune. The company has grown rapidly since launching in 1996 and especially since the acquisition of Hughes Telecom in 2002.
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The following companies are the largest mobile phone providers in India. Many provide GSM or CDMA mobile phone service in the Pune area.
Please check company websites for the latest information on service availability, coverage, and plan details.
- Aircel - Operates in Pune: yes. Aircel is a growing mobile provider which currently provides service in several telecom circles, including coverage in Pune. As of mid-2008, the company had also obtained rights to operate in additional circles, including Delhi (Metro), Mumbai (Metro), Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Goa, Rajasthan, Punjab, UP (West) and UP (East). Type of network: GSM.
- Bharti Airtel - Operates in Pune: yes. Bharti Airtel has become India's largest mobile telephone company and has the only truly national network. It provides services in all of India's 23 telecom circles, including the Pune area. Airtel provides GSM mobile services. Type of network: GSM.
- Loop Mobile - Operates in Pune: no. Loop Mobile is the new brand for BPL Mobile is a smaller mobile carrier that currently provides service only in Mumbai (Metro) circle. Type of network: GSM.
- BSNL Mobile - Operates in Pune: yes. Government-owned BSNL, India's largest phone company, provides mobile phone service everywhere in India, except Mumbai and Delhi. It provides mobile service in Pune. Type of network: GSM.
- IDEA Cellular - Operates in Pune: yes. IDEA Cellular, traded on the Bombay Exchange, operates GSM mobile networks across India. It has licenses to operate in all 22 circles, including: Andhra Pradesh (including Pune), Delhi (inclusive of NCR), Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh, Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (West), and Uttar Pradesh (East). IDEA acquired Spice Communications in 2008. Type of network: GSM.
- MTNL Mobile - Operates in Pune: no. Government-owned MTNL provides GSM mobile phone services only in Delhi and Mumbai. Type of network: GSM.
- MTS India - Operates in Pune: no. MTS India is a growing full service carrier that provides mobile phones or other services in 6 telecom circles, including Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kolkata. MTS is operated by Shyam TeleServices, a joint venture between Sistema, a Russian company, and Shyam Group of India. Type of network: CDMA.
- Ping Mobile (HFCL Infotel) - Operates in Pune: no. Ping Mobile is the mobile service brand of HFCL Infotel. HFCL Infotel is a smaller telephone company started in 2000. Currently, they serve only Punjab where they provide landline, mobile, and internet services. Type of network: CDMA.
- Reliance Communications - Operates in Pune: yes. Reliance Mobile operates GSM and CDMA network in Pune and elsewhere in India. The company's mobile operations have grown rapidly throughout India since launching in 2002. Type of network: GSM, CDMA.
- Tata Indicom - Operates in Pune: yes. Tata Indicom provides CDMA mobile services in Pune and 1,000 other cities across India. The company has grown rapidly throughout India since launching in 1996 and especially since the acquisition of Hughes Telecom in 2002. Type of network: CDMA.
- Virgin Mobile - Operates in Pune: yes. Virgin Mobile is a new brand operating across India. The company partners with Tata Teleservices to provide mobile phones with a focus on serving younger customers. Virgin Mobile provides services in Pune. Type of network: GSM.
- Vodafone India - Operates in Pune: yes. Vodafone India provides GSM mobile services in Pune and elsewhere across India. The company acquired Hutchinson Telecom in 2007 to accelerate growth. In the same year, it also acquired additional GSM mobile licenses. Type of network: GSM.
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