Last Updated: Sunday, August 16, 2015, 13:33
In the meeting, all mobile service providers were also directed to file a report of their network performance comprising call drops and efforts made by them for the month of July by evening of August 16.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 22:14
In a bid to ease telecom congestion, the government Wednesday allowed companies to share airwaves in the same band so as to reduce call drops but did not allow leasing of spectrum.
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: 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: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 19:17
Coming down heavily on mobile operators, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said they have been provided "ample amount of spectrum" and it was their "job and responsibility" to upgrade the networks.
Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 09:42
On a directive from the PMO, local authorities in the national capital have been asked to help telecom operators set up necessary infrastructure like mobile towers, to overcome the menace of call-drops.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 16:19
In the backdrop of frequent call drops faced by consumers, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the government is exploring the possibility of bringing in disincentives for telecom operators to counter the issue.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 18:37
Call drops will continue to happen unless new mobile towers are allowed to come up, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said.
Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015, 19:07
Government on Friday said the increased availability of spectrum would address the issue of call drops and improve quality of services as it envisaged the possibility of free talk time being available over the 4G platform.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2015, 19:28
Chiding private telecom operators for repeated call drops on their network, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said lack of spectrum is no excuse for not resolving this problem.
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