Telecom Ministry to soon introduce steps to reduce call drops
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Telecom Ministry to soon introduce steps to reduce call drops

India Today  

The Union Telecommunications Ministry is working to solve the issue of call drops on war-footing, following several complaints. While earlier, local service area was done to check the quality, the ministry will now conduct cell level monitoring. Graded financial disincentives of upto Rs 3 lakh per parameter will be imposed for non-compliance, for consecutive non-compliance with defined standards across 30 parameters. This crackdown extends to SMS fraud as well, where over 3.5 lakh unused and unverified messaging headers and 1.2 million content templates have been blocked.

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336 border villages in Arunachal to get 4G connectivity, 254 mobile towers set up
1 year, 11 months ago

336 border villages in Arunachal to get 4G connectivity, 254 mobile towers set up

Hindustan Times  

Over 70,000 people in 336 strategically important border villages of Arunachal Pradesh will now get 4G wireless connectivity and gain access to digital services, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday while announcing the setting up of 254 telecom towers in the northeastern state. “Other governments did not even take these steps.” Difficult terrain and the need to create …

Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY20: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
5 years, 8 months ago

Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY20: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Telecom operators intend to install over 57,500 towers for mobile connectivity in rural areas during the current financial year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. “There is plan to install 57,559 towers for mobile services in the rural areas during the financial year 2019-20 by telecom service providers,” Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply in …

Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY'20: Ravi Shankar Prasad
5 years, 8 months ago

Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY'20: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India TV News  

Telecom operators intend to install over 57,500 towers for mobile connectivity in rural areas during the current financial year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. "There is a plan to install 57,559 towers for mobile services in the rural areas during the financial year 2019-20 by telecom service providers," Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply in Lok …

All major telcos fail to meet service quality norms in June-September 2018; call drops higher on Idea, Vodafone networks
6 years, 2 months ago

All major telcos fail to meet service quality norms in June-September 2018; call drops higher on Idea, Vodafone networks

Firstpost  

Idea network also failed to meet call drop norm due to around network availability parameter in Assam and North East while BSNL also failed to meet the criteria in West Bengal. Idea breached call drop norms in Madhya Pradesh, UP West, while Vodafone network failed to meet criteria in UP East and UP West telecom circles. Call drops on Idea …

DoT, COAI plan easy approvals for telecom infrastructure
6 years, 4 months ago

DoT, COAI plan easy approvals for telecom infrastructure

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Cellular Operators Association of India will work with the Department of Telecommunications to launch an online portal to monitor applications and approvals for setting up telecom infrastructure, and whether state-wise Right of Way rules are being complied with. The portal will enable the government and telecom infrastructure providers to keep a tab on the process, right from …

Mobile call drops: More infra needed; govt will ensure quality service, assures Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan
6 years, 10 months ago

Mobile call drops: More infra needed; govt will ensure quality service, assures Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan

Firstpost  

There have been multiple reports on call drops faced by the country’s nearly 1-billion mobile users and falling quality standards and the sector watchdog has also been seeking to improve the quality. Mumbai: Stressing the importance of providing quality mobile network services to the rapidly expanding subscriber base, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Thursday said the country needs much more …

Call drops situation to improve in coming months: Telecom Minister
8 years, 8 months ago

Call drops situation to improve in coming months: Telecom Minister

Firstpost  

There will be positive results in the next 3-4 months in addressing the problem of call drops, telecom minister Manoj Sinha told the Lok Sabha today, while expressing commitment to get rid of the “black spot.” There will be positive results in the next 3-4 months in addressing the problem of call drops, telecom minister Manoj Sinha told the Lok …

Call Drop: Telcos commit Rs 20K crore for towers, seek new spectrum
8 years, 8 months ago

Call Drop: Telcos commit Rs 20K crore for towers, seek new spectrum

The Hindu  

Grappling with mobile call drop menace, telecom operators on Monday committed to install 1 lakh towers within a year, entailing investments of about Rs 20,000 crore, and sought more spectrum from the government. “Telecom operators have installed 48,000 towers in last 45 days, out of 60,000 towers they promised to install in 100 days,” Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha told reporters …

Telcos ‘need to do more’ to improve call quality: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
8 years, 10 months ago

Telcos ‘need to do more’ to improve call quality: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

India TV News  

New Delhi: With the Supreme Court annulling the call drop compensation regulation, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the telecom operators ‘need to do more’ to improve quality. He also said that the ultimate call on the future direction needs to be taken by TRAI as tariffs and quality of services fall under its domain. The minister also …

29,000 new mobile towers installed to check call drops, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
9 years, 3 months ago

29,000 new mobile towers installed to check call drops, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Firstpost  

A total of 29,000 new telecom towers were installed by private telecom operators across the country after government took strong exception to the problem of call drops, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today. Following a directive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Telecom Ministry told the private telecom operators that strong action will be taken if the problem of …

Prasad: Telecom firms should improve voice quality
9 years, 3 months ago

Prasad: Telecom firms should improve voice quality

The Hindu  

Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday reiterated the need for telecom service providers to improve infrastructure and strengthen voice quality. Speaking at the 88th annual general meeting of FICCI, he also said if regulators and government insist that the telecom companies have to provide certain quality of services, then the firms need to oblige. Recently, Prasad said there is …

Call drop problem: Trai asks telcos to add more towers to keep call drops in check
9 years, 4 months ago

Call drop problem: Trai asks telcos to add more towers to keep call drops in check

Firstpost  

Telecom sector regulator Trai today asked telecom operators to add more towers and reinforce 2G networks, among other measures, to check call drops. In a technical paper on call drops, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said: “There is an urgent need to increase the number of towers so as to cater to the demands of a growing subscriber base.” …

Centre, telcos in blame game over call drops
9 years, 7 months ago

Centre, telcos in blame game over call drops

The Hindu  

If you are a mobile phone user, especially in metros such as Delhi or Mumbai, you may already know what a call drop is. The top telcos have expressed helplessness in dealing with the problems of call drops and poor network quality, warning that the situation may deteriorate further if the government does not support expansion of mobile tower infrastructure …

DoT to assess gravity of problem of call drops
9 years, 8 months ago

DoT to assess gravity of problem of call drops

The Hindu  

The Department of Telecom will undertake special audit to assess the coverage and quality of service of all mobile operators in the metro cities to assess the gravity of problem of call drops. “The TERM cells have been asked to take up the special audit to assess the coverage/quality of service in metro/capital cities of all mobile operators network in …

Call drops: Govt orders special audit of mobile networks
9 years, 8 months ago

Call drops: Govt orders special audit of mobile networks

The Hindu  

Expressing “serious concern” over the problem of frequent call drops, the government on Tuesday ordered a special audit of mobile networks and said regulator the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has been asked to formulate a system of “incentives and disincentives” for their service quality. Coming down heavily on mobile operators, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said they have been …

Delhi LG's help sought over mobile phone towers
10 years, 4 months ago

Delhi LG's help sought over mobile phone towers

India TV News  

New Delhi: Three leading telecom industry associations have written to Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, seeking his support for proper norms to erect mobile towers since delays on this count are causing call drops and poor service quality. "To provide seamless connectivity without any gaps, it is required to have a continuous mesh of cell sites in the mobile network …

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