Call drops: TRAI to seek info from operators

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 20:08

Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi concern's over call drops, the government has initiated steps to address the problem, with regulator TRAI being asked to seek information from telecom operators about their infrastructure and capacity for providing effective services.

Call drop: PM voices concern; govt asks TRAI to address problem

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 19:09

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi voicing concern over call drops, the government has gone into hyper action mode with TRAI being asked to help address the problem by assessing the infrastructure and capacity of the telecom operators for effectively providing services.

Total telephone subscriber base rises to 100.69 cr

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 14:45

The subscriber base stood at 100.20 crore at the end of May, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said.

Call drop: Government asks TRAI to examine telecos' tariff plans

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 09:39

The government also said they cannot escape the responsibility of meeting standards as it is their basic service obligation.

TRAI holds open house discussion on tariff issues

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 22:56

Broadcasting sector regulator TRAI Tuesday held an open house discussion on tariff issues related to commercial subscribers' where representatives of the broadcasters, hotel industry and distribution platform operators put forth their views.

Call drops shoot up 2-fold in January-March 2015

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.

Service quality a matter of immediate concern: New TRAI chief

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2015, 17:31

Telecom regulator TRAI, under the new Chairman, R S Sharma, will look at resolving service quality issue such as call drops on a priority basis and simultaneously expedite work on Net neutrality, broadcast digitisation and spectrum pricing, among others.

Operators have to intimate customers about data usage: TRAI

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 23:12

India`s telecom regulator TRAI on Friday made it mandatory for telecom operators to issue notices in form of USSD or SMS about data usage to its customers at regular intervals.

Now get mobile data deactivated by a call or SMS to 1925

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 18:46

The new directive from telecom regulator TRAI follows a large number of complaints from customers that mobile operators were keeping the process of deactivation very complex to earn extra revenue.

Ram Sewak Sharma to take charge as new TRAI chairman Monday

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 23:42

The newly appointed Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Ram Sewak Sharma, will take charge on August 10 following government's approving his request for early retirement.

DoT to take up special audit of telcos on call drops: Prasad

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.

Telecos to submit report on call drop today

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.