New Delhi, Oct. 26 Tata Teleservices, which has started per-second billing, emerged the top operator for the second consecutive month. The operator with both GSM and CDMA network added over four million subscribers in September, beating market leader Bharti Airtel yet again. Airtel had 2.5 million new users in September.

Tata Teleservices, which until a few months ago was adding just about a million new users each month, won 3.4 million new subscribers in August, making it the top operator in terms of new subscriber additions in that month.

Tata Tele had broken away from the usual by launching a per-second pulse on its GSM network that allows users to pay for the exact duration of the call. It had also introduced SMS charges based on the number of characters. Other operators, including Sistema and Aircel, have also started this scheme. Airtel charges on a per minute basis, whereby subscribers pay for an entire minute even if the call duration is only 30 seconds.

On the CDMA network, Tata Teleservices introduced a new plan on the pre-paid segment allowing users to pay Re 1 for a call, irrespective of the duration. Tata Tele has 46.7 million mobile subscribers.

“This is fantastic news for us and a validation of the efforts put into making our network and services the best in the industry,” Mr Anil Sardana, Managing Director of Tata Teleservices Ltd, said.

The company has so far launched its GSM services under the brand name Tata DoCoMo in 10 of India’s 22 telecom Circles.

Why is coy showing a loss for last cosecutive five financial years? You can see the financial results it has shown Net Profit ranging from (-140 crore) to (-250 Crore). What is the reason / strategy of company by showing or declaring negative growth. When is it likely to show positive profits? Krrish

I think they are spoiling themselves. I really doubt TTML and TTSL play game. There is every possibility that TTSL, which is not a listed company, booking their expenses in TTML, so that they are not able to recover and stand alone. Most of the management team both in TTML and TTSL are one and the same. So it is very easy for TTSL to get their expenses booked in TTML. Otherwise how can a telecom operator not able to show profit for so many years!!!!. I feel it requires SFIO audit to be ordered for TTML to uncover the accounting truth.