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New call drop norms in a week, spectrum sale paper in August: Trai
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) expects to float consultation paper for the next round of spectrum auction.
Drive test to check call drops likely from this month: Trai
Independent drive tests are going to begin. Actually, there was some gap (problem) which has been removed...they should start probably from this month on, said Trai.
No trick will work in call drop, constant monitoring on: Manoj Sinha
A recent report from the Department of Telecom (DoT) had said call drops had come down by seven per cent in three months between December 2016 to March 2017.
DoT to meet telcos for status check on call drops
DoT had held discussions with telecom operators last year on the consumer-centric issue of call drops and quality of service.
Call drops reducing; auctions to improve services: Manoj Sinha
The upcoming spectrum auctions, he said, will provide operators with more radiowaves that will help them improve services and earn more revenues.
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Call drop issue: Trai seeks more powers to penalise errant mobile companies
Trai’s move comes weeks after the Supreme Court struck down its order mandating operators to compensate consumers Rs 1 for each call drop.
Deliberating multiple options on call drop issue: RS Sharma, Trai Chairman
Trai Chairman RS Sharma spoke candidly on various issues including the recent Supreme Court verdict on call drop issue.
Bharti Airtel to put a cap on permissible call drops voluntarily
Airtel has decided to voluntarily set a maximum permissible call drop limit for itself, which is more stringent than the cap prescribed by the telecom regulator.
Consumers dismayed by SC ruling on call drop penalty
Consumer Voice, one of the consumer groups that participated in the call drop compensation consultation process, said the decision was not in the interest of consumers.
Call drop penalty is unheard of in any other country: Nitin Soni, Fitch Ratings
In an interview with ET Now, Nitin Soni, Fitch Ratings, gives his take on the call drop penalty.
Proposal to give free minutes to customers flawed: Rajan Mathews, COAI
"If you are experiencing call drops in a particular area how does it make sense to continue to give you free minutes in the area where you have experienced the call drop."
Now, an app to alert user about call drop
A Pune-based start-up claims to have launched a mobile application that will alert caller about possibility of call drop after analysing a host of factors.
Call drops: Never crossed two per cent limit, telcos tell Supreme Court
Only one telecom operator has been penalised so far for the call drops while several service providers were given show cause notices, but the reasons given were accepted, he said.
Telecom operators get a week more to submit report on call drops
The telecom regulator has given mobile phone companies an extra week for submitting their compliance report on compensating consumers for call drop.
Telcos to monitor call drops, Trai may not have any external monitoring system
According to the government, there are over 180 reasons, or “heads”, why call drops happen — including self-termination, battery drainouts.
Delhi HC upholds penalty on call drops, telecom companies may appeal in Supreme Court
Telcos had sought quashing of the regulation, arguing that TRAI's compensation regulation was a 'knee-jerk reaction' which penalised them without proving anything.
Ravi Shankar Prasad claims improvement in call-drop situation, but says more need to be done
Call drop situation has improved but telecom operators are still falling behind the benchmarks and need to improve, Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Trai rejects telecom operators' demand to shelve call drop regulations
Sector regulator Trai has rejected demand of telecom operators to withdraw the order mandating compensation to customers for up to three call drops in a day.
Trai stands by order on call drop penalty; to review telcos’ contention over next two weeks
RS Sharma said operators were free to go to court to challenge the order. “Every association has a legitimate right to put up their concerns in a legal forum.”
Trai call drop norms to hurt telcos' earnings by 5%: BofA-ML
Terming the telecom watchdog's policy to compensate users for call drops difficult to implement, Bank of America Merill Lynch today said it expects a hit of up to 5 per cent in the pre-tax profits for listed majors Bharti and Idea Cellular.
TRAI asks telcos to compensate for call drops from January 1
The compensation will, however, be limited to three dropped calls in a day, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said in a statement.
Call drops: Experts find loopholes in Trai compensation norms
Experts have raised concerns over the implementation of telecom regulator Trai's new rules regarding the compensation to consumers for call drops.
TRAI regulation on call drops implementable; has been issued after detailed analysis: Ram Sewak Sharma
"The Authority is strongly of the view that the entire mechanism for compensation for call drop to consumers is implementable."
Finance minister Arun Jaitley pulls up Vodafone global chief Vittorio Colao for call drops
Jaitley told Vodafone Group CEO Vitorrio Colao that if he sees an important number on the screen of his mobile phone, he uses the landline to return the call.
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