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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India<\/a> (TRAI) had earlier this month floated a consultation paper seeking public comments on a proposal suggesting service providers should compensate mobile subscribers for call drops and poor quality of services.
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\nThis proposal of Trai has so far seen hundreds of individuals commenting through MyGov portal to protect their interest.
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\nCiting the losses incurred to them due to call drops, people demanded that they should get double the cost for each lost call.
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\n\"Calls if dropped should not be charged because many times our villagers make call and it get dropped due to a lack of connectivity... they pay money without talking. It comes out to be a harassment,\" a consumer commented on the proposal.
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\nMany others complaint about absence of mobile towers around their villages. There are hundreds of comments from people seeking compensation for failure in mobile internet connection as well along with call drops.
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Telecom operators, industry<\/a> body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI<\/a>) and Association of Unified Telcom Service Providers of India (AUSPI) have opposed the proposal to compensate consumers.
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\n\"We do not agree that calling consumers should not be charged for a call that got dropped within five second or any time later. The subscriber should be charged for the duration of the call session,\" AUSPI Secretary General Ashok Sud said.
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AUSPI represents mainly CDMA players like Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications<\/a> and Sistema<\/a> Shyam Teleservices.
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COAI, which represents pure play GSM mobile companies like Airtel<\/a>, Vodafone, Idea Cellular<\/a>, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Uninor<\/a> etc, said, \"We are of the view that consumer compensation will not resolve problem of the call drops, since the key factors resulting in the call drops such as non-availability of sites and spectrum constraints will still remain.\"
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\nThe GSM body, COAI, said that if quality network is not available to make a call, it will also not be available even to use the free minute if provided as compensation.
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Uninor, participated as Telenor<\/a> (India), claims to compensate customer for call drops but in its response to Trai the company opposed the rule mandating compensation.
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\nCOAI said that call drop is not a pan India phenomenon but is restricted to select areas like Delhi, Mumbai, Patna where mobile towers are not installed due to lack of permissions.
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\"We believe that the issue of call drop does not require a tariff intervention but requires a concerted and continuous support from the regulator, licensor and both central and state governments for resolution of issues faced by operators,\" telecom major Bharti Airtel<\/a> said.
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\nAirtel said that it has invested to the tune of Rs 1 lakh crore in last 5 years which includes installation of more than 24,000 sites in last 1 year and 1,000 small cells in last few months.
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\n\"As an estimate, during the recent past, we have been unable to acquire 3,500 sites on a pan India basis, on account of emission concerns and arbitrary tower policy, which has impacted the quality of service in key cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Patna,\" Airtel said.
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\nIt added that apart from these sites, around 2,300 mobile sites of the company has been shut down and sealed, impacting services.
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\nState-run BSNL and MTNL cited technical reasons due to which they cannot compensate for call drops.
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\n\"As call drop information is not part of the charging systems therefore, the calls of duration of 5 sec or less not to be charged or making the last pulse free is not technically feasible. Therefore, we do not agree that the calling customers should not be charged for the call that got dropped within 5 seconds or more,\" MTNL said.
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\nBSNL said sometimes call drops happen due to subscriber moving into basement or tunnel where mobile frequency is inadequate or their phone battery going off.
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\nHowever, Gujarat-based Consumer Protection Group said that consumers pay for a good quality of service and telcos get paid for delivering good services.
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\n\"If the service has not been provided or not been completely provided, the promise of service has been broken and hence the service provider should not be paid for the broken promise. Japanese train service refunds the cost of ticket if the train is even one minute late,\" the group said.
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\nIt mentioned that Uninor and Reliance are compensating consumers with free minutes and earlier Bharti Airtel has taken similar initiative in Andhra Pradesh.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":49062611,"title":"Bharti Enterprises names new legal head","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/industry\/bharti-enterprises-names-new-legal-head\/49062611","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"industry"}],"related_content":[],"msid":49063307,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Call drops: Uninor takes U-turn on compensation, Airtel too opposes Trai's proposal","synopsis":"Telecom operators have opposed telecom regulator Trai's proposal to compensate users for call drops even as consumers backed it strongly.","titleseo":"industry\/call-drops-uninor-takes-u-turn-on-compensation-airtel-too-opposes-trais-proposal","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2015-09-22 20:12:02","lastupd":"2015-09-22 20:16:43","breadcrumbTags":["industry","TRAI","Airtel","Bharti Airtel","Telecom Regulatory Authority of India","Idea Cellular","Reliance communications","Telenor","Uninor","Sistema","COAI","call drops","Calldrops"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"industry\/call-drops-uninor-takes-u-turn-on-compensation-airtel-too-opposes-trais-proposal"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="Industry" data-category_id="18" data-date="2015-09-22" data-index="article_1">
新德里:电信运营商电信监管机构的反对火车提议赔偿用户叫滴尽管消费者强烈的支持。
的印度电信管理部门(火车)本月早些时候提出的咨询文件征求公众意见的提案建议服务提供商应该补偿移动用户电话滴,服务质量差。
这个提议的火车到目前为止见过几百个人评论通过MyGov门户来保护他们的利益。
引用他们损失由于调用下降,人们要求他们应该得到双倍的成本为每一个失去了电话。
“电话如果下降不应该被起诉,因为很多时候我们的村民称,它由于缺乏连通性下降……他们付钱没有说话。是骚扰,“消费者评论的建议。
许多人抱怨缺乏移动塔周围的村庄。有成百上千的评论人寻求赔偿在移动互联网连接和调用失败。
电信运营商,行业身体印度手机运营商协会(COAI)和协会统一印度的电信服务提供商(AUSPI)反对该提议赔偿消费者。
“我们不同意,要求消费者不应该收费电话,在5秒或任何时间后下降。订阅者应收取呼叫会话的持续时间,“AUSPI秘书长Ashok Sud说。
AUSPI代表主要是CDMA球员像塔塔电信业务,信实电信和SistemaShyam电信业务。
代表纯玩COAI GSM移动等公司附近的旅馆、沃达丰、知道细胞,依赖Jio Infocomm,Uninor等等,他说:“我们认为,消费者补偿不会解决的问题叫滴,因为等关键因素导致调用滴某网站和频谱的限制仍然存在。”
GSM的身体,COAI表示,如果网络质量不可以打电话,甚至也不可以使用提供的免费分钟如果作为补偿。
参与Uninor,还有具有如Telenor(印度),声称赔偿客户叫下降但在其响应火车公司反对规则要求赔偿。
COAI说叫下降不是一个锅印度现象,但仅限于选择德里、孟买、巴特那电话塔在哪里没有安装由于缺乏权限。
“我们相信通话掉线的问题不需要关税的干预,但需要一个协调和持续监管机构的支持下,许可方和中央政府和州政府解决运营商所面临的问题,“电信专业Bharti Airtel说。
Airtel表示,它已投入的负载卢比在过去5年,包括安装超过24000个网站在去年1年和1000个小细胞持续几个月。
”估计,在最近的过去,我们一直无法获得3500个网站在印度锅基础上,由于发射和任意塔政策的担忧,已经影响了服务质量的主要城市包括德里、孟买、加尔各答、班加罗尔、海德拉巴、昌迪加尔、斋浦尔和巴特那,“Airtel说。
它补充说,除了这些网站,2300年左右移动公司的网站被关闭和密封,影响服务。
国营BSNL和MTNL以技术原因是因为他们不能弥补称之为滴。
“叫下降信息不是收费系统的一部分,因此,持续时间5秒或更少的电话不带电或最后一个脉冲自由不是技术上可行。因此,我们不同意,要求客户不应收费电话,得到了在5秒或更多,”MTNL说。
BSNL电话有时说滴发生由于用户进入地下室或隧道移动频率不足或手机电池了。
然而,Gujarat-based消费者保护组织称,消费者支付一个好的服务质量和电信公司提供良好的服务获得报酬。
“如果服务尚未提供或未完全提供,服务的承诺被打破,因此不应支付服务提供者破碎的承诺。日本列车服务退款的成本票即使火车晚了一分钟,”该集团表示。
它提到Uninor和依赖补偿消费者免费分钟,早些时候在安得拉邦Bharti Airtel也采取了类似的行动。
的印度电信管理部门(火车)本月早些时候提出的咨询文件征求公众意见的提案建议服务提供商应该补偿移动用户电话滴,服务质量差。
这个提议的火车到目前为止见过几百个人评论通过MyGov门户来保护他们的利益。
引用他们损失由于调用下降,人们要求他们应该得到双倍的成本为每一个失去了电话。
“电话如果下降不应该被起诉,因为很多时候我们的村民称,它由于缺乏连通性下降……他们付钱没有说话。是骚扰,“消费者评论的建议。
许多人抱怨缺乏移动塔周围的村庄。有成百上千的评论人寻求赔偿在移动互联网连接和调用失败。
电信运营商,行业身体印度手机运营商协会(COAI)和协会统一印度的电信服务提供商(AUSPI)反对该提议赔偿消费者。
“我们不同意,要求消费者不应该收费电话,在5秒或任何时间后下降。订阅者应收取呼叫会话的持续时间,“AUSPI秘书长Ashok Sud说。
AUSPI代表主要是CDMA球员像塔塔电信业务,信实电信和SistemaShyam电信业务。
代表纯玩COAI GSM移动等公司附近的旅馆、沃达丰、知道细胞,依赖Jio Infocomm,Uninor等等,他说:“我们认为,消费者补偿不会解决的问题叫滴,因为等关键因素导致调用滴某网站和频谱的限制仍然存在。”
GSM的身体,COAI表示,如果网络质量不可以打电话,甚至也不可以使用提供的免费分钟如果作为补偿。
参与Uninor,还有具有如Telenor(印度),声称赔偿客户叫下降但在其响应火车公司反对规则要求赔偿。
COAI说叫下降不是一个锅印度现象,但仅限于选择德里、孟买、巴特那电话塔在哪里没有安装由于缺乏权限。
“我们相信通话掉线的问题不需要关税的干预,但需要一个协调和持续监管机构的支持下,许可方和中央政府和州政府解决运营商所面临的问题,“电信专业Bharti Airtel说。
Airtel表示,它已投入的负载卢比在过去5年,包括安装超过24000个网站在去年1年和1000个小细胞持续几个月。
”估计,在最近的过去,我们一直无法获得3500个网站在印度锅基础上,由于发射和任意塔政策的担忧,已经影响了服务质量的主要城市包括德里、孟买、加尔各答、班加罗尔、海德拉巴、昌迪加尔、斋浦尔和巴特那,“Airtel说。
它补充说,除了这些网站,2300年左右移动公司的网站被关闭和密封,影响服务。
国营BSNL和MTNL以技术原因是因为他们不能弥补称之为滴。
“叫下降信息不是收费系统的一部分,因此,持续时间5秒或更少的电话不带电或最后一个脉冲自由不是技术上可行。因此,我们不同意,要求客户不应收费电话,得到了在5秒或更多,”MTNL说。
BSNL电话有时说滴发生由于用户进入地下室或隧道移动频率不足或手机电池了。
然而,Gujarat-based消费者保护组织称,消费者支付一个好的服务质量和电信公司提供良好的服务获得报酬。
“如果服务尚未提供或未完全提供,服务的承诺被打破,因此不应支付服务提供者破碎的承诺。日本列车服务退款的成本票即使火车晚了一分钟,”该集团表示。
它提到Uninor和依赖补偿消费者免费分钟,早些时候在安得拉邦Bharti Airtel也采取了类似的行动。
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