Call Drop Issue

Open mind on empowering TRAI to impose penalties on operators for call drops, says Telecom Minister

Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said he has an open mind on empowering the telecom watchdog to impose penalties on operators for call drops and poor service quality, but will await a formal request.

Ravi Shankar Prasad is open to imposing penalties on telcos over issues of service quality

Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said he has an open mind on empowering the telecom watchdog to impose penalties on operators for call drops and poor service quality, but will await a formal request.

Govt will continue to keep a tab on telcos regarding call drops, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

As telecom operators heaved a sigh of relief after the Supreme Court struck down the watchdog's order on call drops on Wednesday, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government will continue to keep a check on service providers.

Zero tolerance on call drop is unfair as we are under huge debts: Telcos to Supreme Court

Telecom companies Tuesday told the Supreme Court that entire sector is under huge debt and they have to pay big price for spectrum, therefore zero tolerance on call drops should not be imposed on them.

Telecom Minister taking initiative to work on ground during call drop tests in Delhi

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad along with Telecom Secretary J S Deepak and BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava will conduct a drive test in Delhi to directly monitor call drops.

TRAI to carry out surprise call quality check in April in various parts of India: RS Sharma

The Indian telecom watchdog is likely to carry out another test drive in April to access the random call quality in various parts of the country, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman R.S. Sharma said in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Call drop issue: No coercive steps against telcos till 6 January, says Trai

The Tecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has informed the Delhi High Court that no coercive steps would be taken against telecom companies till January 6, which is the next scheduled date of hearing.

Govt will take stern steps to address the call drop issue, says telecom minister

Private telecom companies are increasing their customers but not improving services which are "very bad", the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday and while asserting that it will take "stern" steps to address the menace of mobile call dropping.

Call drop problem: Trai asks telcos to add more towers to keep call drops in check

Telecom sector regulator Trai today asked telecom operators to add more towers and reinforce 2G networks, among other measures, to check call drops.

Call drop compensation unlikely by January: UBS Securities

Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) order making it mandatory to compensate customers for up to three call drops in a day is not likely to be implemented in the near term, brokerage firm UBS Securities has said.