Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 21:52
Showing deterioration in mobile telephony services, call drops jumped two-fold on 2G networks and by 65 percent on 3G networks in the first quarter of 2015, regulator TRAI has found.
Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 20:36
Mobile phone operators have objected to the Department of Telecom's move seeking information on call drops that are "not relevant" for the audit process.
Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 16:09
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 to call drops.
Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 09:13
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has asked all mobile phone-service providers to submit a report on action taken by them to address the call drop issue by July 31.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 14:20
"...It is unfair to put the blame on the operators only, since many of the critical factors causing the problem are not within the control of the telecom industry," Assocham said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 21:27
Amid growing concerns over the call drop issue, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked all mobile operators to submit a report on action taken by them to address the problem by July 31.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 5, 2015, 14:47
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has blamed the lack of mobile towers for this problem, saying there is an urgent need to clear the 'misinformation' about their radiation effect.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 14, 2015, 12:08
The minister said he has asked sectoral regulator TRAI to suggest a disincentive mechanism to tackle the problem, though he refused to share if it will be a financial disincentive.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 21:06
"We are serious on the issue of mobile call drop of BSNL. Steps are being taken to address it.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 17:03
Last week, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad suggested that private operators should minimise call drops and DoT is working on a disincentive architecture on the matter.
Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 12:01
Good news for those cellphone users who often face poor network and high call drop rates.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 13:43
To check the call drop menace, telecom regulator TRAI will soon put in place a new set of 'service quality benchmarks', non-adherence to which may lead to stricter penal action against the mobile operators.
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