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NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications<\/a> (DoT) has found that mobile phone operators are to be blamed for three of the four main reasons for call drops, underlining the need for levying penalties on carriers for poor service quality, Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg<\/a> said.\n
The department will soon write to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India<\/a> (Trai) to expedite its recommendations on penalties for call drops, Garg told ET exclusively.
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He said the sharing of airwaves — rules for which were cleared by the Cabinet on Wednesday — should go a long way in reducing call drops. Garg added that bandwidth trading rules have been put on hold due to the industry<\/a>’s concerns over double taxation and will be put up for Cabinet approval once the issue is resolved.
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\n\"Our audit findings show that massive data growth choking networks, inadequate network optimisation, inability to put towers and finally, lack of adequate capex are the four main reasons,\" Garg said after an internal meeting of telecom department officials on the matter. The operators should be held responsible on these counts except the inability to set up towers in some urban areas.
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\nHis comments came a day after Trai reported a jump in call drops on the 2G and 3G networks in the quarter ended March.
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\n\"Data consumption is growing by up to 80% annually, leading to choking of networks. Secondly, the number of towers has reduced owing to radiation fears and local bodies increasing rates substantially, but these are not the only reasons,\" Garg said, emphasising that telecom operators themselves weren’t doing enough to tackle the problem.
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\nGarg said the DoT’s internal audit found that operators were not spending enough time and energy on optimisation, or more efficient use, of networks.
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\n\"If optimisation is done, it will improve the quality of services drastically,\" he added. \"The DoT team studied an operator in Kolkata and found dramatic improvement in the quality of service just through optimisation.\"
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\nGarg pointed out that some operators had set aside 5MHz of 1800 MHz airwaves for LTE, or 4G, and had not invested in enough GSM equipment, leading to further network congestion. \"Our team found that it is not necessary to earmark 5MHz of airwaves for LTE,\" he said.
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\nWhile some telecom companies did not win back 900 MHz airwaves in recent spectrum auctions, the 1800 MHz won by them was not being used for 2G but kept aside for LTE, he said, asking operators to increase their capex to improve the quality of services.
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\n\"Operators should address the call drops — it shouldn’t be more than what is mandated by Trai. We are asking Trai to suggest and impose fees and levies,\" Garg said.
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Telecom minister<\/a> Ravi Shankar Prasad<\/a> had written to various chief ministers last month to allow operators to set up towers in government buildings to improve the situation of call drops. He had also asked the urban development ministry for in-principle approval to set up in-building solutions that would permit transmission of radio waves through thick walls.
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\n\"However, the drive must come from telecom operators now. They must come forward and install the in-building solutions,\" Garg said, putting the onus on telecom operators. \"This will even reduce the BTS (base transceiver station) requirements.\" A BTS transmits mobile signals and a number of such stations make up a cellular network.
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\nGarg said the next big priority for the telecom department was the formulation of the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) policy. \"If required, we will once again write to the regulator seeking fresh recommendations,\" he said. MVNOs are companies that provide telecom services without owning spectrum or network infrastructure.
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\nMeanwhile, the Trai has asked the DoT for clarity on the quantity of spectrum to be auctioned and the date of expiry of permits for airwaves. The telecom department had sought Trai’s suggestions for the pricing of airwaves in the 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2300 and 2600 MHz bands.
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\nThe government will auction 700 MHz, used for 4G, only if the ecosystem is nearly ready, Garg said.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":48472275,"title":"Videocon Telecommunications in talks to share spectrum in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana circles","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/industry\/videocon-telecommunications-in-talks-to-share-spectrum-in-madhya-pradesh-haryana-circles\/48472275","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"industry"}],"related_content":[],"msid":48477269,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Telecom service providers responsible for call drops: DoT","synopsis":"The department will soon write to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to expedite its recommendations on penalties for call drops.","titleseo":"industry\/telecom-service-providers-responsible-for-call-drops-dot","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Anandita Singh Mankotia","author_link":"\/author\/479231328\/anandita-singh-mankotia","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479231328.cms?width=100&height=100&hostid=268","author_additional":{"thumbsize":false,"msid":479231328,"author_name":"Anandita Singh Mankotia","author_seo_name":"anandita-singh-mankotia","designation":"Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":false,"artdate":"2015-08-14 08:44:41","lastupd":"2015-08-14 12:57:25","breadcrumbTags":["industry","Telecom Regulatory Authority of India","Telecom minister","Department of Telecommunications","Ravi Shankar Prasad","Rakesh Garg","poor service quality Telecom Secretary"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"industry\/telecom-service-providers-responsible-for-call-drops-dot"}}" data-authors="[" anandita singh mankotia"]" data-category-name="Industry" data-category_id="18" data-date="2015-08-14" data-index="article_1">
新德里:电信部(点)发现,移动电话运营商要归咎于三个电话滴的四个主要原因,强调需要征收惩罚对航空公司服务质量差,电信部长拉克什Garg说。美国很快就会写的印度电信管理部门(火车)加快其建议处罚叫滴,加戈告诉等。
他说电波的分享——规则由内阁周三了,应该在减少电话滴很长一段路。加戈增加带宽交易规则被搁置是因为行业的担忧双重征税和将内阁批准,一旦问题得到解决。
“我们的审计结果表明,大量的数据增长令人窒息的网络,网络优化不足,无法把塔最后,缺乏足够的资本支出的四个主要原因,”他说:一个内部会议后的电信部门官员。运营商应该在这些方面负责,除了无法建立塔在一些城市。
他的评论的前一天,火车公布电话滴跳2 g和3 g网络在3季度结束。
“数据消费每年增长80%,导致窒息的网络。其次,塔的数量已经减少了由于辐射的恐惧和当地机构大幅提高利率,但这并不是唯一的原因,”他说:,强调电信运营商自己没有尽力解决这个问题。
他说:点的内部审计发现,运营商没有花足够的时间和精力优化,或更有效地使用网络。
“如果优化完成,它将大幅提高服务的质量,”他补充道。“点团队研究经营者在加尔各答,发现戏剧性的改善服务质量就是通过优化。”
加戈指出,一些运营商已经留出5 MHz LTE的1800 MHz无线电波或4 g,并没有投入足够的GSM设备,进一步导致网络拥塞。“我们的团队发现,没有必要为LTE拨款5 mhz的电波,”他说。
虽然一些电信公司没有赢回900兆赫波段最近频谱拍卖,1800 MHz,他们没有被用于为LTE 2 g,但是保留了,他说,要求运营商增加资本支出提高服务的质量。
“运营商应该地址电话滴——它不应超过规定火车。我们要求火车建议和实施费用和征税,”他说:。
电信部长 Ravi Shankar普拉萨德上个月写了各种首席部长允许运营商建立在政府大楼来提高打电话的情况下降。他也要求城市发展部日前批准设立内部解决方案将允许通过厚墙无线电波的传播。
“然而,现在开车必须来自电信运营商。他们必须站出来并安装在建的解决方案,”他说,给电信运营商的责任。“这甚至会降低BTS(基本收发站)需求。”A BTS transmits mobile signals and a number of such stations make up a cellular network.
他说:下一个优先级的电信部门制定移动虚拟网络运营商(MVNO)政策。“如果需要的话,我们将再一次写信给监管机构寻求新鲜的建议,”他说。mvno提供电信服务的企业不拥有光谱或网络基础设施。
与此同时,火车已经要求清晰的点的数量频谱拍卖,电波的许可证期满日期。电信部门寻求火车的建议定价的电波在700,800,900,1800,2100,2300和2600 MHz频段。
政府将拍卖700 MHz,用于4 g,只有在生态系统几乎是准备好了,他说:。
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