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Call drops: TRAI gives 15 days to telcos; govt warns of penalty

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 21:47

Warning telecom companies of penal action over the persisting call drops menace, regulator TRAI Wednesday said their performance will be reviewed after 15 days and it can "cross the bridge" if situation does not improve.

Call drops: TRAI gives 15 days to mobile operators for review

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 18:16

Seeking urgent steps by mobile operators to check call drops, regulator TRAI Wednesday said their performance would be reviewed after 15 days and warned it will "cross the bridge" if they fail to do the needful.

Govt approves spectrum trading norms for telecom firms

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 14:30

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the much-awaited spectrum trading norms for telecom companies.

Call drops: Don't just add customers, care for them too, Prasad tells telcos

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 18:56

Asking mobile operators to address the problem of call drops, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Monday said government doesn't appreciate when they just add customers but do not look after their convenience.

Prasad to take stock of spectrum trading norms Friday

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 19:25

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has called a meeting of DoT officials Friday to discuss a taxation issue related to proposed spectrum trading guidelines.

Optimise networks to curb call drops: Prasad to telcos

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 20:43

With call drops becoming a cause of concern for the entire country, mobile operators need to rise to the occasion and they cannot escape their "responsibility and accountability", he said.

Prasad wants Department of Post to become vehicle of financial inclusion

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 20:16

Armed with a payments bank licence now, the postal department should gear up to become a vehicle of financial inclusion in the country, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Wednesday.

Centre asks states to allow mobile towers on govt buildings

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 15:33

"Our ministry has written to all chief ministers to allow mobile towers on state government buildings. It will boost the coverage and capacity of service providers and help counter call drop problem," Prasad told reporters here.

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.

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.

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.

Telcos may face licence suspension on privacy issues: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 21:32

Government Wednesday said telecom operators may face heavy penalties or suspension of licences if they fail to stop unauthorised interception of communications and maintain 'extreme secrecy' of citizens' messages.