Amid concerns on falling service quality of mobile operators resulting in inconveniences like call drops, Union telecom minister Manoj Sinha today said the government will "ensure quality service" for the subscribers.
"The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has issued standards recently. Government will ensure that quality service is given to the consumers," he told reporters here.
However, a query on penalising erring operators did not result in a direct reply.
"We will ensure there is good service quality," the minister said, when asked about penalty.
There have been multiple reports of call drops faced by the countrys nearly 1-billion mobile users and falling quality standards and the sector watchdog has also been seeking to improve the quality.
Sinha was talking on the sidelines of the second 5G India conference organised by the Department of Telecom.
When asked about reports of the government mulling another round of spectrum auctions, he said the ministry is waiting for recommendations from Trai and will then decide the "appropriate timing."