Trai issues consultation paper on reviewing quality of network-related servicesAt present, telcos are charged between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh for not meeting benchmarks, including a call drop rate of 2%.
Telecom secretary to meet CEOs on call drops on June 10In the latest test drive conducted by the Trai in Delhi, the state-owned telecom operator MTNL failed on all network-based quality of servi...
Telecom operators say Trai's report on call drops is misleadingCOAI said Trai’s call-drop tests were limited and should not be compared with the standard quality of service benchmarks for the entire Del...
Trai to decide on Supreme Court order, we expect better service: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe apex court set aside the call-drop penalty provision put in place by the Trai, which mandated mobile providers to compensate consumers ...
TRAI attacks telecom firms for call drops; accuses them of profiteering at the expense of consumersRohatgi questioned the contention of the telecom companies that their finances would be badly hit by the penalties.
Call drops compensation: Trai seeks progress report from telecom companies by March 7Trai has given phone companies until Monday to submit a compliance report on compensating users for call drops, failing which action will l...
PRAGATI meeting: PM Narendra Modi wants 'top-level monitoring' of public grievancesPM Modi has asked all Secretaries whose departments have extensive public dealing to set up a system for "top-level monitoring" of grievanc...
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The India-South Africa series has done well to salvage the game's reputation and is an early sign of fan frenzy coming fully back before th...
Calldrop penalty issue: Don't pass the buck, improve network, Ravi Shankar Prasad to telcos"How is it that in only three months, 25,000 towers were put up? How is it that in Delhi alone they did over 2,000 plus in four months?" he...
Telecom companies cross 100-crore mark, but call-drop spoils party in 2015The New Year can also bring in many more new services for the customers at affordable rates.
Private telcos not improving services, stern steps on calldrop: GovernmentRavi Shankar Prasad said the private telecom companies have been asked to improve the infrastructure and the government is monitoring it.
Ravi Shankar Prasad claims improvement in call-drop situation, but says more need to be doneCall drop situation has improved but telecom operators are still falling behind the benchmarks and need to improve, Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Trai asks service providers to add towers to address call dropsTelecom sector regulator Trai today asked telecom operators to add more towers and reinforce 2G networks, among other measures, to check ca...
Telecom operators term call drop penalty 'harsh', may take legal route to fight governmentThe Cellular Operators Association of India told ET it would take recourse to legal remedies if Trai fails to address operators' concerns.
Government actively working to address call drop as PM Narendra Modi is concernedGovt has gone into hyper action mode with TRAI being asked to help address the problem of call drops by assessing the infrastructure and ca...
Call drops: Government says telecom operators not making serious effortsThe government said telecom companies are not making serious efforts to address the issue and asked them to take urgent remedial measures.
- RComm launches GSM services in Rajasthan
Reliance Communications, the only telecom service provider to offer nation-wide GSM and CDMA services to date, launched GSM services in Raj...