KOLKATA: The government has sought information to check the veracity of telecom operators' claim that the paucity of mobile towers has led to frequent call drops. Close on the heels of the Department of Telecom (DoT) urging the sector regulator to suggest a mechanism to penalize telecom operators for call drops, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has asked tower operators to share details of the number of mobile towers installed and dismantled across India between April 2013 and March 2015, two people familiar with the matter said. In a recent internal mail to member companies, the Tower & Infrastructure Providers Association (Taipa) said "the...
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