eGovWatch: 65,000 cellular sites installed to arrest call drops Agencies Feb 26, 2016 "During the last six months, around 20,000 additional sites have been added for 2G (GSM) services across India. Similarly around…
Prasad to telcos: Don’t want ‘call drop minister’ tag Rashi Varshney Dec 2, 2015 Asserting that he does not want to be known as 'call drop minister', Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that operators…
Telecom operators add 2,000 towers in Delhi to check call drop issue Rashi Varshney Nov 24, 2015 Telecom operators have added over 2,000 towers in Delhi in order to check the call drop issue which has persisted for the last 3…
Trai rejects telcos’ request to recall order on call drops Rashi Varshney Oct 30, 2015 The tiff between the mobile operators and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) over the latter's recent regulation…
Call drop: Telcos threaten to hike tariffs if forced to compensate Rashi Varshney Oct 28, 2015 Telcos have also asserted that it is not possible to make a network free from call drops. In a joint letter to Trai, telecom…
Call drops penalty can hit a third of revenues: Telcos Rashi Varshney Oct 28, 2015 The telecom regulator’s call-drop penalties could end up eating over a third of telco revenues, the industry has said in a…
Quality control: Trai almost doubles penalties on telcos Rashi Varshney Oct 16, 2015 In this case, the penalty is paid to the regulator, while for call drops, where the recommendations may come on Friday, there may…
‘The future is in wi-fi calling’ Abhishek Raval Aug 21, 2015 Cellular networks in India are clogged leading to call drops. One way out is to use wi-fi to offload voice and data services.
New TRAI chief set for battle Express News Service Jul 31, 2015 From getting Digital India to take flight to ensuring spectrum pricing doesn't trip operators, the challenges are many for the…