Show-cause notices to Idea, BSNL for not meeting TRAI’s call drop norms in September quarter

To another question, the minister said the operators plan to install 1.02 lakh towers for mobile services in rural areas in 2019-20.

Show-cause notices have been issued to two telecom operators — Idea and BSNL — for not meeting TRAI’s call drop norms in some service areas for the quarter ended September 2018, Parliament was informed Wednesday.

The notices were issued to the two telecom service providers (TSPs) on January 18, 2019, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

The non-compliance on Drop Call Rate (DCR) benchmark pertained to four service areas for Idea and one service area for state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, he said.