BENGALURU: Telecom operators have submitted a report on reducing call drops to Department of Telecom (DoT) wherein they have given details about network optimisation, addition of new sites in problem areas, conduction of drive tests, among others.
“Action taken reports have been received from most of the access service providers. The operators have started taking steps to curb call drops,” a DoT official told PTI.
The official said that DoT is examining the reports to see if steps taken are satisfactory or need further action.
According to the report submitted by Bharti Airtel for Delhi, it has added 100 2G and 100 3G sites since last one month apart from capacity addition on various sites. The company has also installed in-building solution in North Block while four sites have been added in Lutyens zone.
Vodafone added 190 new sites in Delhi in June-July. Idea Cellular has added 3,700 2G sites in the last four months across the country.
The DoT is undertaking a special audit to assess the coverage and quality of service of all mobile operators in the metro cities.
A recent report by TRAI said most of the telecom operators in Delhi and Mumbai are not meeting the prescribed standards regarding call drops. DoT had asked the operators to submit the action taken report on call drops by 31st July.
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