Call drop issue: SC defers hearing on Telcos' plea against HC order till tomorrow
The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred hearing till tomorrow on plea of Telecom companies challenging the High court order over compensation for call drops.
Mar 30, 2016, 11:08 AM IST
SC asks TRAI to apprise it on amending call drops regulations
Supreme Court today asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to consider the papers dealing with technical aspects of call drops and apprise it of its stand on whether it could consider amending regulations to impose penalty on telecom firms
Mar 17, 2016, 19:41 PM IST
Call drops: SC asks TRAI to consider amending penalties
SC said prima facie it appears that technical papers which cite the reason of call drops were not taken into account while framing regulation.
Mar 17, 2016, 15:56 PM IST
HC reserves order on PIL on call drop issue
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved for April 25 its order on a petition seeking enforcement of existing laws on call drops and waiver of full amount of a call when it is dropped.
Mar 15, 2016, 14:25 PM IST
Call drops in India higher than global average: Survey
As per a survey, call drops in India are higher than the global average
Mar 11, 2016, 06:20 AM IST
Call drops in India much higher than global average: Survey
Much higher than the 2 percent acceptable call drops as prescribed by regulator Trai, the average rate in India stands at 4.73 percent as against the global standard of 3 percent, says a report.
Mar 10, 2016, 21:23 PM IST
Call drops: SC to continue hearing on March 15
SC is hearing the plea of telecom companies challenging High Court order over compensation for call drops.
Mar 10, 2016, 13:33 PM IST
SC to hear plea of telcos challenging HC order over call drops compensation
Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Thursday the plea of Telecom companies challenging High Court order over compensation for call drops.
Mar 10, 2016, 09:07 AM IST
TRAI extends date for call drop compensation report
The telecom regulator has extended the date of submission of call drops compensation compliance report for the service providers to March 14, according to industry sources.
Mar 09, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
TRAI will enforce the call drop regulation: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The regulator TRAI will enforce its order on call drops, which makes it mandatory for telcos to compensate customers for failed calls, as the Delhi High Court has upheld the decision, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday.
Mar 01, 2016, 20:13 PM IST
65,000 cell sites deployed in 6 months to curb call drops: Prasad
Telecom operators have deployed 65,000 mobile sites to curb call drops in the last six months, Parliament was informed Wednesday.
Feb 24, 2016, 20:22 PM IST
Call drops: TRAI rejects telcos' view, slots next test in April
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recently released its findings on the call drop tests carried out across seven cities in December and January in which most telecom operators failed.
Feb 09, 2016, 19:03 PM IST
Telcos dispute TRAI's findings on call drops
The operators argued that Trai's data, which were published on the regulator's website yesterday, do not portray the actual performance of their networks and there was a wide divergence between the results of the tests done by them and those by the regulator.
Feb 05, 2016, 23:19 PM IST
Most telcos failed TRAI's call drop test, improvement in Delhi
Most of the telecom operators, including state-run MTNL, failed random drive tests conducted by the regulator TRAI to check quality of their network and services as part of its efforts to rein in call drop menace.
Feb 04, 2016, 20:47 PM IST
Vodafone deploys SON technology to reduce call drops
At a time when telecom companies are under fire for call drops, Vodafone India Wednesday said it has deployed Cisco's Self Optimising Network (SON) technology to deliver superior mobile experience, improve voice call quality and reduce dropped calls.
Jan 27, 2016, 17:40 PM IST
Consumers have right to be compensated for call drops: TRAI
Consumers have the right to get compensated for call drops and this was different from the quality of service guidelines that cellular service providers have to follow under the licence conditions, TRAI told Delhi High Court Friday.
Jan 15, 2016, 22:46 PM IST
If telcos compensate for call drops, they can't take it back: HC
Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that if telecom operators were compelled to compensate consumers for call drops as per the new TRAI regulations, they would not be able to take it back if the rule was set aside in future.
Jan 07, 2016, 18:58 PM IST
Call drops: Airtel launches website to track network coverage
Call drops: Airtel launches website to track network coverage
Dec 28, 2015, 20:11 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad does plainspeak, will be 'tough' on call drops
Calling for a balance between business growth and consumer interest, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said he will remain tough on the issue of service quality of telecom companies.
Dec 19, 2015, 17:42 PM IST
Call drops: Ravi Shankar Prasad asks telcos to shape up, or face action
In a stern warning to telecom operators on the call drop issue, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said it's not his "job to find towers" and the companies must improve their networks, or face serious action.
Dec 14, 2015, 07:56 AM IST
