TRAI seeks views on smooth communication during emergencies

NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Trai is trying to ensure better communication during emergency situations and rescue operations, where failure in telecommunication occurs due to damage on telecom infrastructure and overload on the network.

In a preconsultation paper floated on Tuesday, Trai has invited views from the industry and the experts, by November 30, so as to put in place minimum arrangements to ensure that network congestion does not occur for personnel involved in ‘response and recovery’.

“During the bomb blast in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, the problem of congestion in the cellular mobile network of Mumbai was reported,” Trai said in a statement.