DoT asks Trai to provide guidelines for network testing
16/08/2016 10:28
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has said that it has asked the regulator Trai to formulate clear guidelines for network testing with specific parameters. Commenting on the issue, a Government Official told the media, "The DoT has written to Trai for setting clear rules around mobile network testing." As per reports, the telecom sector, known for fierce infighting among sectoral players, is confronted with a fresh battle brewing between the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) and incumbent players Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, among others. As per reports, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on August 8 wrote to Telecom Secretary J S Deepak against RJIL alleging that the company was using scale and processes and gaming policy under the garb of network testing. The DoT has asked Trai to define scale, the duration of testing, address telecom network interconnection issue and matters pertaining to subscriber addition. While the DoT issues licences for telecom services, the regulator's job includes monitoring and compliance of licence conditions by service providers,
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