2G service quality of 3 telcos below Trai norms in Dec quarter

New Delhi : Telecom operators Aircel, Reliance Communications and Airtel did not meet regulator TRAI’s various quality norms for 2G services in multiple licence areas for the quarter ended December 2016.

“… whereas Aircel is not meeting the various parameters in 27 licence areas, Reliance Communications in GSM services in 25 service areas and Airtel in 15 service areas,” Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

The telecom regulator TRAI monitors the performance of service providers, including state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) against the benchmarks for various quality of service parameters through quarterly performance monitoring reports submitted by service providers.  Citing TRAI’s December 2016 report, the minister said that for 2G services MTNL is meeting all the parametrise except one pertaining to percentage requests for termination and closure of services complied within seven days.

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