Airtel Network Down In Mumbai

Airtel Network Down In Mumbai

Techtree News Staff, Jul 18, 2008 1559 hrs IST

Airtel subscribers have been unable to make any calls due to a network issue caused by a short circuit in the Airtel building at Lower Parel, Mumbai.

Airtel subscribers in Mumbai have been left in the lurch since morning, with their mobile phones flashing the "Emergency Calls Only" message, leaving them with no network to make calls. According to Airtel, this network issue is the result of a short circuit in the Airtel building at Lower Parel.

Only minutes ago, we received an official statement from Airtel saying, "There has been a fire at Peninsula Chambers, Lower Parel, Mumbai, in the facility area of the building due to a short circuit in the power cables that belong to the power supplier. This has resulted in a temporary disruption in power supply, which has impacted our network services in some areas of Mumbai. However, we are confident of restoring the situation to normalcy soon."

According to Airtel officials, this problem exists only in some areas of South Mumbai and certain suburbs. The service is available in other parts of Mumbai, as well as Navi Mumbai. It's difficult to estimate how much longer the network issue would last with the information available at present. Watch this space for updates.

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(8) Comments

newbie

,mumbai, on Dec 28, 2011 09:30 PM

This is old article i think.... it says 2008 ........................... ??????????????????

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xyx

,Thane, on Dec 28, 2011 08:59 PM

Ultimately this is a loss to Airtel customers too. If we skip the bill payment, Air tel will not leave the customer without charging interest. Now can Air tel will compensate the loss to its customers for loss of service?

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raj

,Mumbai, on Dec 28, 2011 12:09 AM

if I am remember correctly, this is not the first fire case in Peninsula Chambers, Lower Parel, Mumbai..........what's happening???????

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Nileish Pawar

,Mumbai, on Dec 27, 2011 04:27 PM

Since 6:30 am this is continuing, i dont know how come company like airtel do not have diater recovery plans in place, it is very disappointing to learn that airtel being one of the leading service provider is facing this issue...

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Sami

,kopar khairne , navi mumbai, on Dec 27, 2011 02:32 PM

i live in navi mumbai , but still i m facing the problem .

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Sunil Paralkar

,Navi Mumbai, on Dec 27, 2011 02:22 PM

Very difficult to manage being in Airtel CUG connections. Hell of problems.

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Chirag Fisher

,Pune, on Dec 27, 2011 02:03 PM

The problem is more bigger than stated. Their service is affected in PUNE too.