November 11, 2015 6:57 AM

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Call drops: TRAI asks telecom operators to add more towers

Telecom sector regulator TRAI has asked telecom operators to add more towers and reinforce 2G networks, among other measures, to check call drops. In a technical paper on call drops, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said, there is an urgent need to increase the number of towers so as to cater to the demands of a growing subscriber base.<br/><br/>The paper suggested that measures such as Dynamic Channel<br/><br/>Allocation, multiple call routing and optimised resource management can be employed by Telecom Service Providers. It also suggested to use mobile signal boosters at the users' buildings or premises. Last month, the TRAI mandated that telecom companies from January 1st should compensate users at the rate of 1 rupee per dropped call, with a ceiling of three dropped calls per day or 3 rupees per day. TRAI said, it issued the regulations after considering comments of all the stakeholders.

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