Call Drop

Trai has made it clear to operators that it will tighten service quality benchmarks, for which a consultation process will be initiated.

EXCLUSIVE|Fresh trouble for telecom operators as TRAI mulls stiff fine for call drops: Source

The penalty will be for call drops in the last concluded quarter.

Airtel's Mittal calls for global spectrum share via one network

After killing domestic roaming, Airtel's Sunil Mittal has radical plans to shake up global telecom industry. Mittal suggests that mobile operators should increase sharing of resources such as spectrum to ease the burden on telecom companies.

TRAI to conduct call drop tests soon

Telecom regulator TRAI is set to restart tests to assess call drops besides looking into other network issues of various operators. Spelling out Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's plans, Chairman R S Sharma said that the regulator will conduct call drop test by January-end or early February.

Trai to begin drive test for call drops in Jan; to include Jio

Telecom regulator Trai will again begin drive tests in January to assess call drop and other network issues of various operators, including newcomer Reliance Jio.

Telecom Minister assures amendment to TRAI Act being examined

Amendment of TRAI Act, particularly with respect to giving the regulator penal powers, assumed significance after the Supreme Court struck down its decision to impose penalty on operators for call drops

Telcos performance has improved on call drop benchmarks: Sinha

There has been a "consistent improvement" in performance of telecom service providers in meeting the benchmark for call drop parameters, as per regulator Trai's quarterly reports between September 2015 and June 2016, teh Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Sinha to meet CEOs of telcos on call drop issue on Nov 1

Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha will meet CEOs of telecom companies on November 1 to review call drop situation, an issue that has been troubling mobile phone users for a long time.

Call drop to improve as auction ends spectrum scarcity: Secy

Mobile users will get a lot of relief from call drop problem as the recently-concluded airwaves auction is expected to resolve the spectrum shortage issue, Telecom Secretary J S Deepak said on Friday.

Trai orders Airtel, Voda, Jio to submit call traffic details

Trai has ordered Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Jio, BSNL and MTNL to submit call details to examine the traffic pattern on their networks, a move which may help the regulator analyse allegations by RIL group firm against incumbents on interconnection issue.

TRAI asks Jio, telcos to settle call drop issue bilaterally

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today asked incumbent service providers and new entrant Reliance Jio to settle their interconnection dispute amongst themselves.

Telco war: Jio, incumbent players to meet Trai on Thursday

Telecom regulator Trai has called a meeting with telecom operators to resolve the ongoing dispute involving Reliance Jio and incumbent telecom operators such as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea over inter-connecting points.

DoT set to notify new right-of-way rules for telcos by Aug end

The new policy will help address the issue of call drops by expediting the process of granting permissions to telcos to roll out telecom infrastructure by local bodies. Under the rule, the local bodies will have to grant permission within 60 days.

Trai plans consultation paper to make call drop norms stringent

Sources say TRAI is evaluating options to make call drop benchmark rate more stringent. In the consultation paper, the regulator may propose stricter call drop benchmark of less than the current rate of 2 percent.

Call drop improvement in 5 mths, spectrum sale by Sep: Sinha

As call drop problem persists, the new Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on July 8 said resolving the issue is the "top priority" and hoped for "qualitative improvement" in 4-5 months with a mega-spectrum auction likely to be held in September

Aircel, Voda, Idea using call drop mask tech incorrectly: Trai

Leading operators Aircel, Vodafone and Idea are using call drop masking technology or RLT incorrectly in Mumbai, telecom regulator Trai said today.

Airtel, Voda meet call drop norm in Bhopal,others failed: TRAI

All telecom operators, except 2G network of Airtel and Vodafone, failed to meet call drop benchmark in an independent drive test conducted by the regulator TRAI

DoT Secretary to discus call drop, policy reforms with CEOs

Telecom Secretary J S Deepak will deliberate on the problem of call drop, investments in the sector and ongoing policy reforms with CEOs of service providers on June 10

Reviewing SC order on call drops, steps will be taken soon: Trai

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will take steps in order to resolve call drops woes, says RS Sharma, Chairman, Trai.

Facing issues with telecom towers installation: AUSPI

Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI) Secretary General Ashok Sud said that it still doesn't have the approvals of putting up towers in a place like Delhi, where the already rooted towers are under the fear of sealing.

Govt to SC: Call drops enforceable; telcos must pay penalty

The meeting between AG, TRAI and Ministry was scheduled after Supreme Court had questioned TRAI over its call drop structure.

Call drop case: AG to meet TRAI, telecom officials on April 9-10

TRAI, in its technical paper, had observed that all call drops cannot be attributed to telecom companies.

Supreme Court adjourns call drop case to April 5

Sources say the Cellular Operators Association of India and Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India have informed the apex court that the operators are not exceeding the 2 percent call drops threshold.

SC asks TRAI to apprise it on amending call drops regulations

Supreme Court today asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to consider the papers dealing with technical aspects of call drops and apprise it of its stand on whether it could consider amending regulations to impose penalty on telecom firms.

Call drops: Telecom Minister to personally go on 'drive tests'

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