Rapid telecoms growth and destitute infrastructure are threatening Narendra Modi’s dream of digitally connecting urban and rural IndiaIn the past decade,nearly one billion people bear been connected to wireless phone services as part of India’s mobile communications revolution, making it the moment-largest mobile phone market in the world. But a recent combination of rapidly rising growth and bad infrastructure has turned India’s dreams of wireless phone expansion into a nightmare.
Anguish over dropped calls has cut across income levels and social strata and led to unkind jokes approximately the country as the “call-drop nation”. The government-run national consumer complaints relieve line reported that dropped calls ranked near the top of the list of all grievances in July and August. The issue was the cover story of a national news magazine in July. And a TV station has launched a social media campaign called #NoCallDrops.
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Source: theguardian.com