However, the DoT secretary did not agree that jail terms will help. Trai’s first independent test drive on dropped calls, conducted in Delhi, showed that most telecom operators failed to meet the call drop benchmark set by it. Deepak, secretary, DoT told reporters after meeting representatives from all the telecom companies, including Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd which is yet to begin commercial operations. It is also aimed at improving the quality of disclosure by telcos to consumers and the regulator, Mint reported on 7 June. “These are things that we are working on to improve the issue of call drops,” Mathews said.

Source: Mint June 10, 2016 18:19 UTC