‘Empower TRAI To Penalise Telecom Players On Call Drops’

BW Businessworld’s Suman K. Jha chatted with him about his stint and developments in the sphere of telecom

60% Users Face Frequent Call Drops Even Today: DoT Survey

A recent survey conducted by the department of telecom (DoT), government of India, has stated that nearly 60 per cent people in the country are still facing frequent call drops

Call Drops Have Come Down, Says Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha

The instances of call drops have declined over a period of time and various steps have been taken to address the issue, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday

Call Drops Reducing, Auctions To Improve Services: Minister

The upcoming spectrum auctions will provide operators with more radiowaves that will help them improve services and earn more revenues, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha says

Trai Wants Telcos To Furnish Report On RLT

The telecom regulator will seek details of the radio link timeout technology, allegedly being used for masking call drops and resulting in higher bills for subscribers

Call Drops: TRAI Seeks Powers To Punish Telecom Operators

The regulator says Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance, Aircel and Idea need to further improve the call drop rate performance

Trai Regulation On Call Drops Is Arbitrary, Unreasonable, Says SC

The Supreme Court has struck down the Trai regulation making it mandatory for telecom companies to compensate subscribers for call drops holding it as 'arbitrary, unreasonable and non-transparent'

Call Drops: Telecom Companies Under Heavy Debt, SC Told

Telecom companies on 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

Call Drops: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad To Personally Go On 'Drive Tests'

As the 'call drop' menace refuses to subside, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said he will personally go around the National Capital along with the top officials to monitor the quality of mobile calls

Vodafone Deploys SON Technology To Reduce Call Drops

Benefits from the network include improved voice call quality, reduced dropped calls, higher data speed, better accessibility and lower network congestion

Trai Asks Telcos To Start Compensating For Call Drops

Telecom regulator Trai has written to operators to ensure compliance with call drop regulations, effective January 1, even as service providers remain defiant and say compensation to subscribers will be paid only after court orders them to do so

Call Drops: TRAI Says No Coercive Steps Against Telcos Till January 6

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that no coercive steps would be taken against telecom companies till the next date of hearing on January 6 for not complying with the call drop compensation norms.

Private Telcos Not Improving Services; Stern Steps On Call Drops: Ravi Shankar Prasad

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

Call Drops: Vodafone Invests Rs 500 Crore In Six Months In Delhi

Vodafone India said it has invested Rs 500 crore in the last six months on network optimisation and putting additional mobile sites in Delhi for resolving the call drop problem

Why Monetary Compensation For Call Drops Is Self Defeating