List of Solapur telecom companies

This is a list of telecom companies operating in the city of Solapur in India. The city has basic landline operators as well as cell phone operators. Land line numbers are 7 digits long, whereas those of GSM/CDMA cellular operators are 10 digits long.

Land Line

 * BSNL: The largest and oldest operator in the telephone business in the government owned BHARAT Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL). BSNL phone numbers start with the prefix '2'.
 * Tata Indicom: (Formerly Hughes Telecom)A new entrant, it has garnered sizable subscribers. Tata Indicom is a relatively new player taking over Hughes Telecom in 2002. Its numbers start with '5'.
 * Reliance Infocomm: Reliance Infocomm is the largest mobile operator in India. Apart from mobile services, they also provide fixed wireless phones and fixed wireless terminals.

GSM Operators

 * Idea : The largest GSM operator in Maharashtra is Idea. It has a large user base and has a large network. Idea numbers start with '9820' or '9819' and are 10 digits long.
 * Loop Mobile: Loop mobile is a veteran in mobile telephony. However, it is not as large as Idea. Loop mobile numbers start with '9821' or '9870' and are 10 digits long.
 * AirTel: Airtel started operations in Mumbai in 2002-2003. It has rapidly grown in numbers since then. Airtel has the advantage of being a national player. Airtel is owned by Bharti Group. Airtel numbers start with '9892' and are 10 digits long.
 * BSNL: CellOne is the GSM branch of BSNL. It is state owned and is the smallest player among the GSM companies.
 * Reliance GSM: Reliance launched its GSM Services in Mumbai and Maharastra.
 * TATA DOCOMO: Tata tele services and NTT DOCOMO in a joint venture have launch GSM service called TATA DOCOMO.
 * Aircel: Aircel launched its GSM services in 2009 in Maharastra circle.

CDMA
CDMA operations make use of Wireless Local Loop (WLL). CDMA operations were launched in 2002.
 * Reliance Infocomm: Reliance Infocomm is the largest mobile operator in India. It has a huge user base and extends to small towns. Operations started in 2003. Numbers start with '93' and are 10 digits long.
 * Tata Indicom: Tata Indicom, like Reliance also offers CDMA connections. Tata now has operations on a national scale. Numbers start with '92' and are 10 digits long.