Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has asked all mobile phone-service providers to submit a report on action taken by them to address the call drop issue by July 31.
"The issue of call drops in mobile networks has been reviewed in the Department. It was felt that there is an urgent need to address the menace of call drops," DoT said in a letter to telecom players dated July 17.
The letter said it was necessary that service providers undertook a special drive for radio frequency optimisation, analyse the reasons for call drops and take appropriate steps such as installation of more sites, adopting in-building solutions, augmenting existing radio frequency resources as the case might be.
"An action taken report may be furnished to this office by July 31," the letter added.
A report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has said most of the operators in Delhi and Mumbai are not meeting the prescribed standards on drops.
Doing some tough talk, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had asked operators to walk the extra mile to rein-force their systems as they have enough spectrum to provide services without interruption.
The government has also asked Trai to suggest a disincentive mechanism to tackle the problem.
The telecom regulator said it was evaluating the need for a consultation paper on "Regulatory Framework on Call Drops", based on available information and facts.
With Agency Inputs
