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Telcos install 48,000 towers in 45 days to tackle call drops

The operators in a meeting with telecom secretary JS Deepak on June 10 had assured that they will set up 60,000 mobile towers across the country in 100 days

Why Trai wanted to send telco chiefs to jail but had to back down

There was a change of heart after DoT secretary J S Deepak made it clear that such powers were not called for

Telcos to invest Rs 12,000 cr to check call drops

The amount will be invested to install more than 60,000 towers

Bharti Airtel sets a benchmark of 1.5% for call drops for itself

This comes a day after SC struck down compensation for call drops terming it 'manifestly arbitrary' and an 'unreasonable restriction'

AG refutes telcos' plea on call drops

The Delhi high court had earlier upheld the order of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) imposing the penalty

Call drops: Govt to meet telecom ministry, Trai; seek solution

The government will soon meet officials of the telecom ministry and the telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to discuss compensation for dropped calls.Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for the central government, told a division bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, he would meet on April 9 or 10 officials of the telecom ministry and also the Trai to resolve the problems arising out of frequently dropped calls.The next hearing is slated for April 12.The Supreme Court had earlier asked the Trai to apprise it about its stand as to whether or not it could consider amending the rules and regulations to impose a penalty on telecom firms.It had said prima facie, it appeared that the Trai's technical papers, which cite reasons for dropped call, were not taken into account while framing of the 2015 regulation.Telecom players have challenged the Trai's regulation of giving one rupee compensation for every dropped call, to a maximum o

Call drops in India high: Survey

A survey has found out that on average 4.73 per cent of calls get dropped in the country, much higher than the global average of three per cent.By the RedMango Analytics report, 59.1 per cent of dropped calls were due to poor quality and 36.9 per cent of all the dropped calls were due to network faults. RedMango Analytics conducted the survey across 20 cities, including Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Jammu."The current call drop rates in India contradict the acceptable rate prescribed by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India," Umang Shah, co-founder and head, innovation and marketing, said.Poor quality can be defined as high interference in the radio signal from the mobile phone to the tower and vice versa that causes calls to drop.According to the report, higher-priced smartphones worth Rs 30,000 and above experienced lowest call drops followed by mid-range smartphones."RedMango measured the voice experience of these handsets across multiple networks and cities. There are three other

SC asks telcos to assure call drops don't exceed 2% limit

A bench headed by Kurian Joseph also asked the cellular operator associations to inform the court whether any penalty was ever levied on them for call drops

Call drops in India higher than global average: Survey

Only 4% calls are dropped in poor coverage areas, rest 59.1% due to poor quality and 36.9% due to network faults

Call drop case: Supreme Court to continue hearing on March 15

Apex court asks operators to give an undertaking that call drop rates had not exceeded 2% threshold

SC to hear telcos' plea challenging Delhi HC order on call drops today

Notices were issued to TRAI and the Central govt over the telecom companies'plea

Deadline extended for call-drop compliance report

SC to hear tomorrow plea challenging penalty for call drops

Telcos approach Trai to hold call drop compensation

Ask regulator not to enforce rules till March 10 hearing in Supreme Court

Call drop compensation: SC refuses interim stay on HC order

The court opposed the telcos' plea, saying the high court has rightly upheld TRAI's decision

Call drops: SC agrees to hear telcos' plea against Delhi HC order

The Delhi HC order upheld TRAI's decision making it mandatory for companies to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 1, 2016