Idea, BSNL, Etisalat subscribers face maximum call drops: Govt

NEW DELHI: The government today said Idea Cellular, Etisalat and state-owned BSNL subscribers are facing the problem of frequent call drops and they are not meeting the TRAI benchmark regarding it.

"As regard the parameter (laid down by TRAI with regard to call drops)...BSNL, Etisalat and Idea are not meeting the prescribed benchmark," the Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

According to the parameters laid down the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), a telecom network is considered as "worst affected cells" if more than 3 per cent of phone calls are not complete.

The network of three companies named by the minister fall under the worst affected cells category.