Trai Puts Up a Web Portal for Checking Network Coverage of Carriers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has now come up with its own portal to display the network coverage of telecom operators in a particular region. This move comes after the unveiling of tariff plans portal and the network coverage portal is a much-delayed one from the sector regulator. The portal can be accessed at www.coveragemap.trai.gov.in currently is in beta stage as the regular is still in the phase of collecting data from telcos. At the moment, the network coverage in Delhi and MPCG (Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh) circles has been listed on the portal. Trai stated the portal has been launched on a pilot basis with obtained data from carriers in both the circles.

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Until now, telcos have been offering network coverage checking service to the consumers of their own. Operators such as Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone have already opened their own portals allowing users to check the network coverage in a specific region or in their current location. But Trai wants to bring all the telcos network coverage into one portal, and that’s what the new pilot service is all about. Trai also stated that it collaborated with CDoT (Centre for Development of Telematics), which is the government body involved in implementing original telecom solutions to build this portal.

This move will also help users looking to join a new service provider. For example, if a user is looking to get a new SIM and they’re confused which one to go for. They can open the Trai’s portal and check for the network coverage in their region, which will allow them to choose the operator accordingly.