Mobile telecommunication services have emerged as the key enabler of the country’s growth and it has become an intrinsic part of citizen’s daily life.

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plays a vital role in laying down the standards of quality of service to be provided by the telecom service providers (TSPs) and ensuring that the quality of service is provided as per the norms. The field units of DoT have been entrusted with the task of conducting the periodical audit of the quality of mobile services provided by the TSPs and they conduct exhaustive mobile drive test in the select cities of the country.

As part of the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations, under the supervision of DoT Gujarat LSA officers, network teams of all the four TSPs i.e. Airtel, BSNL, Jio and Vodafone Idea, have started conducting extensive mobile drive test in the Ahmedabad city from 8^th March 2022, which will continue for four days, up to 11^th March 2022.

The drive test route will cover almost all the areas of heavy usage like office areas, commercial areas, business centres, tourist attractions, major roads and highways, hospitals, airport, railway stations, bus stands etc. Also, areas where call drops and coverage issues are reported will also be covered.

Shri Ajatshatru Somani, DDG, DoT Ahmedabad stated that based on the results of the drive test, necessary action will be ensured from the TSPs to take suitable corrective action at the locations where the mobile quality and coverage was not up to the benchmark. The locations were problems are being faced by the TSPs in acquiring new sites for mobile towers will be identified and taken up with State / local government authorities.

In last 2 years, despite Covid-19 pandemic, Gujarat LSA DoT, has conducted a series of drive tests across Gujarat in Ahmedabad, Surat, Gandhinagar, Vadodara to Statue of Unity (road and rail route) and the area around the Statue of Unity, Gandhinagar and the Gujarat international border area.

 

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