Call drop: Lack of towers to worsen situation, say telecos

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 18:32

Under fire for frequent call drops, top telecom operators Monday said problems will further deteriorate unless operational difficulties are tackled in installing towers and sought a national policy in this regard.

Airtel sells over 1100 towers in Zambia and Rwanda to IHS

Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 14:46

Bharti Airtel on Monday sold over 1,100 telecom towers in Zambia and Rwanda to IHS Holding at an estimated USD 180-200 million to pare debt.

DoT panel for doubling penalty on towers for EMF limit breach

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 15:55

GSM body COAI had earlier said about 99 per cent of the penalty imposed on towers for violating norms is due to procedural issues such as delay in submission of reports.

National guidelines for telecom towers in two months: Official

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 19:27

In a bid to standardise the installation and execution of telecom towers across the country, a set of guidelines will be brought into effect in the next two months, a telecom department official said Thursday.

BioInitiative report 2012 based on flawed procedure: COAI

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 21:27

The report is about health risks from exposure to electromagnetic raditions emitted from mobile towers and mobile phones.

Disappointed with order to remove telecom towers: COAI

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 22:22

GSM industry body COAI Wednesday said it is "disappointed" by the Rajasthan High Court order, directing telecom operators in the state to remove within two months their towers falling in the vicinity of schools, hospitals and play grounds.

1,800 mobile towers in Mumbai illegal: BMC

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 10:19

The BMC has also assured that it would amend its policy on mobile towers and would see to it that not more than two towers were installed on a building.

RIL plans low-cost telecom towers costing just Rs 1 lakh

Last Updated: Sunday, September 16, 2012, 16:58

Industry sources said some leading telecom companies are using telecom towers costing as high as Rs 30-40 lakh, while some of the low-cost towers cost Rs 15-20 lakh.

'Operators take proactive steps to comply with emission norms'

Last Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 11:05

Mobile operators have completed redesign of their network infrastructure to meet new tower emission norms to be effective from September 1, 2012, GSM industry body COAI has said.

`Telecom towers kill 7mn birds in America every year`

Last Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012, 09:26

Telecom towers are killing nearly seven million birds every year as they migrate from the US and Canada to Central and South America, says a new study.

Bharti Infratel, GSMA partner for green telecom towers

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 22:18

Bharti Infratel owns over 33,000 of India's estimated 400,000 towers.

No subsidised diesel for luxury cars, telecom towers: Assocham

Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012, 18:06

Subsidies on diesel should not be offered to luxury cars,telecom towers and other industries and must be restricted only to agriculture and transport sectors,according to industry chamber Assocham's newly- elected President Rajkumar Dhoot.