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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.

Need to check illegal use of Spectrum: COAI chairman

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 13:51

He also said that to fix call drops national fiber RoW guidelines are also needed.

DoT asks telcos to file weekly update on call drops

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.

Surplus spectrum: Telecom firms withdraw pleas from HC, to move SC

Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2015, 18:30

Two telecom firms, chargesheeted in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case, Friday withdrew from Delhi High Court their plea challenging the special 2G court's jurisdiction to deal with the matter.

Govt approves spectrum sharing by telcos to reduce call drops

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.

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.

Prasad awards tablet PCs to digitally-trained tribal women

Last Updated: Saturday, August 8, 2015, 22:06

Most of these women are from the Dalit and Maha-Dalit sections of the society and they have been trained through the Common Service Center network.

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.

Prasad to launch mobile app for digital literacy on Saturday

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 20:04

The mobile app is prepared to spread digital literacy through self-learning modules. The app is free and is available on Google Play Store.

2G: A Raja had actual dominion over policy matters, CBI to court

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 18:38

CBI Friday told a special court that being the then Telecom minister, A Raja had "actual dominion" over policy matters pertaining to allocation of 2G spectrum and he had accepted it during his defence in the case.

Telecom firms asked by HC to give mobile tower details in 7 days

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 18:37

"Mobile companies have been asked by the High Court to provide details about mobile towers installed in UT Chandigarh within seven days," advocate Shekhar Verma, counsel for UT Chandigarh Administration, said.

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.