Call drops: Govt, telcos in blame game as problem rises
Pulling up telecom operators for frequent call drops, government Monday said they are not making serious efforts to resolve the menace even as the companies warned of worsening of services unless a nation-wide policy is put in place for easy erection of mobile towers.
Aug 17, 2015, 23:16 PM IST
Call drops: Govt says telcos not making serious efforts
With mobile operators blaming lack of towers for frequent call drops, the government today hit back saying companies are not making serious efforts to address the issue and asked them to take urgent remedial measures.
Aug 17, 2015, 20:51 PM IST
DoT asks telcos to file weekly update on call drops
In the meeting, all mobile service providers were also directed to file a report of their network performance comprising call drops and efforts made by them for the month of July by evening of August 16.
Aug 16, 2015, 13:33 PM IST
Govt approves spectrum sharing by telcos to reduce call drops
In a bid to ease telecom congestion, the government Wednesday allowed companies to share airwaves in the same band so as to reduce call drops but did not allow leasing of spectrum.
Aug 12, 2015, 22:14 PM IST
Call drops shoot up 2-fold in January-March 2015
Showing deterioration in mobile telephony services, call drops jumped two-fold on 2G networks and by 65 percent on 3G networks in the first quarter of 2015, regulator TRAI has found.
Aug 12, 2015, 21:52 PM IST
Telcos request DoT for standard audit process on call drops
Mobile phone operators have objected to the Department of Telecom's move seeking information on call drops that are "not relevant" for the audit process.
Jul 31, 2015, 20:36 PM IST
Call drops: Unfair to only blame telcos, says Assocham
"...It is unfair to put the blame on the operators only, since many of the critical factors causing the problem are not within the control of the telecom industry," Assocham said.
Jul 30, 2015, 14:20 PM IST
Govt orders special audit of mobile networks to check call drops
Coming down heavily on mobile operators, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said they have been provided "ample amount of spectrum" and it was their "job and responsibility" to upgrade the networks.
Jul 07, 2015, 19:17 PM IST
Only new mobile towers can reduce call drops: Prasad
Call drops will continue to happen unless new mobile towers are allowed to come up, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said.
May 21, 2015, 18:37 PM IST
Increased spectrum availability would lower call drops: Pradhan
Government on Friday said the increased availability of spectrum would address the issue of call drops and improve quality of services as it envisaged the possibility of free talk time being available over the 4G platform.
Apr 24, 2015, 19:07 PM IST
Lack of spectrum no excuse for call drops: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Chiding private telecom operators for repeated call drops on their network, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said lack of spectrum is no excuse for not resolving this problem.
Feb 14, 2015, 19:28 PM IST
