\"The number of incidents of call drops\/improper network coverage reported through CPGRAMS to DoT are 4,534 in the year 2017, 1,678 in the year 2018 and 622 in the year 2019 (up to 25th June 2019). Trai has also received 488 complaints in 2017, 1,109 complaints in 2018 and 107 complaints in 2019 (up to 25th June 2019) on call drops,\" Prasad said.\n
The minister said that as per the performance monitoring reports for cellular mobile telephone services for the quarter ended March 2019, the service providers have complied with the benchmark for both the parameters for assessing call drop, except for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) in West Bengal service area.\n
\"BSNL has been issued show-cause notice to explain their position including reasons for non-compliance,\" Prasad said. PRS HRS<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":70082588,"title":"No proposal to lay off 54,000 employees approved by BSNL: Prasad","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/no-proposal-to-lay-off-54000-employees-approved-by-bsnl-prasad\/70082588","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":70082625,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Govt received 729 call drop complaints this year","synopsis":"The government has received 729 complaints about call drops in the first half of this year, Parliament was informed Thursday.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/govt-received-729-call-drop-complaints-this-year","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2019-07-05 08:41:11","lastupd":"2019-07-05 08:41:11","breadcrumbTags":["DoT","trai","CPGRAMS","Ravi Shankar Prasad","policy"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/govt-received-729-call-drop-complaints-this-year"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/govt-received-729-call-drop-complaints-this-year/70082625">