Agra 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 Agra area.
We update the information here periodically, but since offerings are changing rapidly, please check company websites for the most current informationon service availability in Agra as well as coverage and pricing.
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Agra Landline Phone Companies
The following telephone companies are the largest landline phone companies in India. Several of these companies provide landline service in the Agra area.
Since companies are always changing and expanding coverage, please check company websites for the latest information on service availability, coverage and plan details.
- Bharti Airtel - 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 Agra, and has the largest mobile subscriber base.
- BSNL - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Reliance Communications has grown rapidly throughout India since launching in 2002. The company provides landline services in Agra.
- Tata Indicom - Tata Indicom provides both landline and mobile services in Agra. The company has grown rapidly since launching in 1996 and especially since the acquisition of Hughes Telecom in 2002.
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Agra Mobile Phone Companies
The following companies are the largest mobile phone providers in India. Many provide GSM or CDMA mobile phone service in the Agra area.
Since companies are always changing and expanding coverage, please check company websites for the latest information on service availability, coverage, and plan details.
- Aircel - Aircel is a growing mobile provider which currently provides service in several telecom circles, including coverage in Agra. As of mid-2008, the company had also obtained rights to operate in additional circles, including Delhi (Metro), Mumbai (Metro), Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Goa, Rajasthan, Punjab, UP (West) and UP (East). Type of network: GSM.
- Bharti Airtel - 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 Agra area. Airtel provides GSM mobile services. Type of network: GSM.
- Loop Mobile - 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 - Government-owned BSNL, India's largest phone company, provides mobile phone service everywhere in India, except Mumbai and Delhi. Type of network: GSM.
- IDEA Cellular - 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 Agra), Delhi (inclusive of NCR), Uttar Pradesh, 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 - Government-owned MTNL provides GSM mobile phone services only in Delhi and Mumbai. Type of network: GSM.
- MTS India - 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) - 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 - Reliance Mobile operates GSM and CDMA network in Agra 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 - Tata Indicom provides CDMA mobile services in Agra 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 - 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 Agra. Type of network: GSM.
- Vodafone India - Vodafone India provides GSM mobile services in Agra 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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