Telecom firms slapped Rs 2.6cr fine in 3 quarters for call drops

Vodafone faced the highest penalty of Rs 1.56 crore during three quarters to June 2018 for non-compliance with the benchmarks for various quality of service parameters including call drop, Parliament was informed Thursday.

A total penalty of Rs 2.61 crore was imposed on various telecom companies, including state-run BSNL and Vodafone, for not meeting the quality of service parameters during the three quarters, according to the data tabled in the House.

The penalty has been imposed based on new rule implemented by Trai with effect from October 1, 2017, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Rajya Sabha.

According to the data shared by the minister, a penalty of Rs 1.56 crore was imposed on Vodafone, Rs 50 lakh on Aircel, Rs 29.5 lakh on Tata Teleservices, Rs 13 lakh each on state-run telecom firm BSNL and Telenor from December quarter 2017 to June quarter 2018.

The minister was replying to a question on the amount of penalty imposed on telecom companies for call drop.

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