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Telecom Minister to meet teleco CEOs over call drop issue on Nov 1

Earlier this year, telcos had submitted a 100 day action plan on strategy to address call drop issue

Telecom Minister to meet CEOs of telecos over call drop issue on Nov 1

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha will meet CEOs of telecom companies on November 1 to review the call drop issue and chalk out a road map for future.

"The minister will meet CEOs on call drop issue...We have held one meeting already and this (upcoming) meeting will be for stocktaking and road map for the future," Telecom Secretary J S Deepak said.

He said that according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), there has been an improvement in the call drop situation.

Earlier this year, telcos had submitted a 100 day action plan on strategy to address call drop issue. They had committed to set up 60,000 base stations as part of this action plan.
 
"We will review the plan," Deepak added.

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First Published: Oct 28 2016 | 4:17 PM IST

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