Delhi residents are likely to witness rise in call drops and slow internet service after MCD seals 566 mobile towers, according to citing sources.
Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) notified that there are 11,500 mobile towers installed in the national capital area and 1,150 more are required for seamless coverage but they have been pending for the want of permission.
TAIPA addressed in a statement that the towers have been sealed despite the fee deposit of 48 crore rupees lying with municipal corporations. It further notified that this act of MCD are likely to impact the overall ease of doing business, development of a robust telecom infrastructure and addressing the growing the data needs of customers.
TAIPA Director General Tilak Raj Dua in a conversation with ET said that he telecom tower industry has held numerous meetings with municipal corporations of Delhi to discuss the implementation of mediation settlement and the issues industry have been facing for more than 8 years now.
Dua suggested that to make the national capital a world class super-fast internet metropolitan, the need of the hour is to notify a comprehensive mobile tower policy for enabling speedy installation of telecom infrastructure in Delhi.
