COAI seeks talks with Trai on results of new call drop norms

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has said the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) must meet players to discuss the results of the new call drop norms, after December. The difficulties faced by the telcos and outcome of the new stringent Quality of Service (QoS) formula applied should be discussed before results are made public by the regulator, Rajan Mathews, director general of COAI, told PTI. When asked about COAI’s demands, Trai Chairman R S Sharma said it was always “open for discussions with telcos” but did not comment on specifics. Mathews, meanwhile, said that QoS is an area of concern, as the new methodology is “more stringent”.