Telcos must go the extra mile for service quality: Ravi Shankar Prasad
NEW DELHI: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the industry needs to walk the "extra mile" to ensure that quality service is delivered to people and that consumers do not face issues...
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View ArticleTelcos for using government buildings, premises for towers
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Aiming to resolve the issue of reducing telecom towers, industry leaders on Friday urged Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to facilitate a mechanism by which...
View ArticleOperators need to go extra mile to improve services: Prasad
Pointing out problems of frequent call drops faced by mobile phone users, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said service providers need to go ‘the extra mile’ to improve quality of...
View ArticleYou have enough spectrum, address call drops: Prasad to telcos
Doing some plain speaking on call drops, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today asked mobile operators to walk the extra mile to reinforce their systems as they have enough spectrum to provide...
View Article3G calling: Prasad to meet defence minister for spectrum release
NEW DELHI: Mobile operators may finally get a chance to bid for the coveted 3G spectrum with telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad all set to initiate talks...
View ArticleAttack on BSNL towers displays separatists' desperation: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi: Separatists trying to use telecom towers in Jammu and Kashmir indicates their desperation, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday, while asking the state government to ensure...
View ArticlePrasad assures industry that policy roadmap will be disclosed
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday assured the industry that policy roadmap will be disclosed to them in advance to help plan better. The Minister said the spectrum auctions held in...
View ArticleGovernment supports non-discriminatory access to internet: Ravi Shankar Prasad
NEW DELHI: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government stands for ensuring "non-discriminatory" access to internet. "Government stands for ensuring non-discriminatory access to...
View ArticleSpectrum sharing and trading guidelines soon: Telecom Minister Prasad
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad File Photo dna Research & Archives Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar...
View ArticleDoT report on net neutrality to be made public soon: Ravi Shankar Prasad
NEW DELHI: The telecom department panel that was set up to look into the net neutrality issue has submitted its report to telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and the report will be made public in a...
View ArticleTelecom Commission finalizes views on spectrum sharing, trading norms
NEW DELHI: Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) said it has finalized its view on the much awaited spectrum sharing and trading guidelines, which will be sent to the cabinet for final...
View ArticleTelcom Commission finalizes views on spectrum sharing, trading norms
NEW DELHI: Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) said it has finalized its view on the much awaited spectrum sharing and trading guidelines, which will be sent to the cabinet for final...
View ArticleBSNL invests Rs 11,000 crore to improve services: Prasad
State-run telecom company BSNL is investing an over Rs 11,000 crore to improve its all-round services including strengthening network, modernising telephone exchanges and installing mobile towers in...
View ArticleTrai to punish telcos for call drops
NEW DELHI: To check the call drop menace, telecom regulator Trai will soon put in place a new set of 'service quality benchmarks', non-adherence to which may lead to stricter penal action against the...
View ArticleThe road ahead Prasad: Action time Fresh look at telecom mergers NEW DELHI:...
Fresh look at telecom mergers NEW DELHI: The government will revisit the merger and acquisition guidelines in the telecom sector, if the need arises, IT & communications minister Ravi Shankar...
View ArticleTC seeks clarification on spectrum sharing norms from Trai
NEW DELHI: Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) today decided to send back Trai proposals on spectrum sharing and trading guidelines as it seeks more clarification on certain issues....
View ArticleVodafone, Aircel not meeting call drop benchmark: Prasad
NEW DELHI: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Vodafone and Aircel are not meeting some benchmarks for call drops in Delhi whereas Airtel and state-run MTNL are within the limits. "TRAI has...
View ArticleTelecom companies may be penalised in case of call drops: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The government has ensured transparency in the functioning of the telecom department in the one year that it has been in power, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. Speaking to Anandita Singh...
View ArticleLack of spectrum no excuse for call drops: Prasad
Chiding private telecom operators for repeated call drops on their network, Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said lack of spectrum is no excuse for not resolving this problem....
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