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ā¢ Vodafone Idea's 4G user base grew to 124.7 million in the September quarter, largely due to its participation in a Rajasthan government scheme to provide free smartphones and mobile connections to potential female voters.
ā¢ The company's strong growth in subscribers helped it report its lowest-ever quarterly decline since the Vodafone India-Idea Cellular merger in 2018.
ā¢ The Rajasthan government had initially sought bids from telcos to give out 13 million free mobile SIMs, but eventually reached out to Vi and BSNL to supply the SIMs and source smartphones from the open market.