Call drop issue

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Jun 08, 2016, 23:56 PM IST

Call drops: TRAI seeks power to imprison, fine violators

Seeking more teeth to check call drops, the regulator TRAI has asked government to amend law to allow it to impose penalty of up to Rs 10 crore on mobile operators and jail term of up to two years on their executives for any violation of regulatory framework.

Jun 08, 2016, 19:10 PM IST

Call drops in India much higher than global average: Survey

Much higher than the 2 percent acceptable call drops as prescribed by regulator Trai, the average rate in India stands at 4.73 percent as against the global standard of 3 percent, says a report.

Mar 10, 2016, 21:23 PM IST

TRAI will enforce the call drop regulation: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The regulator TRAI will enforce its order on call drops, which makes it mandatory for telcos to compensate customers for failed calls, as the Delhi High Court has upheld the decision, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday.

Mar 01, 2016, 20:13 PM IST

HC upholds TRAI order to compensate consumers for call drops

The Delhi High Court Monday upheld TRAI's decision making it mandatory for cellular operators to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 1, 2016.

Feb 29, 2016, 21:35 PM IST

Call drops: Ravi Shankar Prasad conducts drive tests in Indore

In order to check telecom network quality and improvement in call drop problem, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Monday himself conducted drive tests in Indore.

Jan 18, 2016, 22:28 PM IST

Call drops: No coercive steps to be taken against telcos till Jan 6

The telecom regulator had said that it would be mandatory for cellular operators to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 1.

Dec 22, 2015, 12:57 PM IST

Call drops issue: HC issues notice to TRAI on direction to telecos to compensate consumers

The telecom regulator had asked mobile service providers to ready their systems to compensate consumers for call drops from January 1.

Dec 14, 2015, 11:46 AM IST

Call drop situation improving in Delhi: DoT study

Call drop situation in Delhi has improved but telecom operators are still beyond the quality benchmark set for mobile telephony services, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Wednesday.

Nov 25, 2015, 19:52 PM IST

Telcos add over 2,000 towers in Delhi to check call drops

According to an official in Department of Telecom (DoT), as many as 2,092 mobile sites (2G and 3G) have been added in Delhi service area in the past 12 weeks which has resulted in the call drop rate to come down considerably.

Nov 22, 2015, 11:45 AM IST

Call drop compensation rules stay, TRAI to hear out telcos

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had already held a meeting with telecom operators on implementation of call drop compensation rules and steps taken by them to improve quality of service.

Oct 29, 2015, 17:34 PM IST

No significant improvement in call drop issue: TRAI

Regulator TRAI Thursday said there is no significant improvement in the call drop issue in Mumbai and Delhi as operators are lagging on various fronts in meeting the standards.

Oct 15, 2015, 20:05 PM IST