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- Companies to make reparation of rupees 3 if the caller's call is dropped.
- Income Tax department take big step to keep a check on black money.

Jan 03, 2016, 22:28 PM IST

DNA: Analysis of call drop issues faced by Indian population

Another challenge which India is facing is the issue of call drop. The TRAI has given guidelines to the telecom companies but will this problem end in 2016?

Jan 01, 2016, 22:55 PM IST

Call drops: No coercive steps to be taken against telcos till Jan 6

The telecom regulator had said that it would be mandatory for cellular operators to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 1.

Dec 22, 2015, 12:57 PM IST

Telecom firms must ensure better service: Prasad

Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday asked the telecom service providers to improve infrastructure, stressing that giving good quality services is their responsibility.

Dec 14, 2015, 18:46 PM IST

Call drop: COAI blames delay in clearances for poor services

Telecom industry on Monday blamed "delay" in getting clearances from the authorities for installation of mobile towers and increasing data usage by subscribers for the call drop problem.

Dec 14, 2015, 18:40 PM IST

Call drops issue: HC issues notice to TRAI on direction to telecos to compensate consumers

The telecom regulator had asked mobile service providers to ready their systems to compensate consumers for call drops from January 1.

Dec 14, 2015, 11:46 AM IST

Call drops: TRAI to get on with more tests later this month

Telecom regulator TRAI will again carry out drive tests in various cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, at the end of this month to determine the extent of progress in fixing the call drop problem.

Dec 11, 2015, 18:00 PM IST

Don't want to be known as 'call drop minister': Ravi Shankar Prasad

On Monday, Bharti Airtel announced an investment of Rs 60,000 crore which will go into capital expenditure on fibre, cables and changing older networks.

Dec 01, 2015, 22:53 PM IST

Call drop situation improving in Delhi: DoT study

Call drop situation in Delhi has improved but telecom operators are still beyond the quality benchmark set for mobile telephony services, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Wednesday.

Nov 25, 2015, 19:52 PM IST

Call drop rate rises to 24.59% for April-June period: TRAI

Trai said worst affected cells call drop rate increased to 24.59 percent during the April-June.

Nov 24, 2015, 15:32 PM IST

TRAI brushes aside telcos' claims on call drop compensation

Telecom regulator TRAI has refuted claims by mobile operators that call drop compensation will have huge financial implications for them and may not be technically possible to implement.

Nov 12, 2015, 23:38 PM IST

Call drop compensation unlikely in near term: UBS Securities

Trai's order making it mandatory to compensate customers for up to three call drops in a day is not likely to be implemented in the near term.

Nov 05, 2015, 16:33 PM IST

Call drop compensation rules stay, TRAI to hear out telcos

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had already held a meeting with telecom operators on implementation of call drop compensation rules and steps taken by them to improve quality of service.

Oct 29, 2015, 17:34 PM IST

Call drop: Telcos warn of hike in mobile tariffs if forced to compensate

Upping the ante against TRAI's regulation on call drops, telecom operators Tuesday warned that mobile tariff will go up if they are forced to pay compensation for dropped calls.

Oct 27, 2015, 19:08 PM IST

Call drop problem to improve in 12-16 weeks in Delhi: Vodafone

In the last six months, Vodafone has put up over 500 sites in Delhi NCR, while capacity of existing 550 sites have been augmented.

Oct 22, 2015, 14:54 PM IST

Call drop penalty norms fraught with glitches: Analysts

The Indian telecom watchdog's decision to penalise mobile phone service providers for call drops is fraught with glitches as it ignores issues like technical hurdles in assigning reasons, poor spectrum policy and obstacles in roll-out of towers, analysts maintain.

Oct 21, 2015, 13:12 PM IST