Department of Telecommunications Activates Intra Circle Roaming in Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland amid Heavy Rainfall, Cloudburst and Landslides

India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken swift measures to ensure continuity of telecom services in Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland following severe disruption of communication networks caused by heavy rainfall, cloudburst and landslides.

Recognizing the critical role of telecommunications during disasters, DoT immediately activated its emergency response mechanism and issued directions to all Telecom Service Providers for enabling Intra-Circle Roaming (ICR) in the following districts of these 3 States/UT:-

The activation of ICR will allow mobile subscribers of any telecom service provider to automatically access another available network in locations where their...