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Broadband Reforms for Local Manufacturing: by Shyam Ponappa — published Jun 05, 2017 — last modified Jul 05, 2017 02:03 AM — filed under: Telecom
Broadband in India needs reforms for local manufacturing and for infrastructure expansion and utilisation.
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More On Those Dropped Calls: by Shyam Ponappa — published Sep 04, 2015 — last modified Oct 06, 2015 02:34 AM — filed under: Telecom
A basic problem is that the cost of spectrum and licences relative to earnings is too high, structurally.
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September 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 29, 2015 — last modified Nov 25, 2015 01:55 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
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August 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 31, 2015 — last modified Oct 27, 2015 12:25 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
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After the Lockdown: by Shyam Ponappa — published Apr 09, 2020 — filed under: Telecom, internet governance, Internet Governance
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Reviving Growth: by Shyam Ponappa — published Sep 21, 2011 — last modified Oct 20, 2011 01:36 PM — filed under: Telecom
The government needs to reduce interest rates and undertake specific reforms to revive growth. The focus needs to be on communications, specifically broadband, it would yield results. Mobile communications have grown phenomenally but the meteoric rise got stalled. However, if the government initiates reforms in spectrum policies with incentives for broadband delivery, prospects could revive and communications could go through another meteoric rise, becoming the growth engine for the economy.
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Traffic Rules, Mindset and On-Time Payments: by Shyam Ponappa — published Sep 26, 2019 — filed under: Telecom
There's no alternative to following the rules and working together with discipline for our common interests.
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Free data, net neutrality: Discussion on TRAI paper: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2016 — filed under: Telecom, Free Data
Given the complicated issues around net neutrality, an open house discussion was held in Hyderabad on October 24, 2016 on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s consultation paper on free data. The event was organized by TRAI. Udbhav Tiwari attended the open house discussion.
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Times Group wants TRAI to save the Internet from greedy telcos via Net Neutrality: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 10, 2014 — last modified Dec 05, 2014 12:52 AM — filed under: Telecom
In an especially strong attack against perceived threats to its Internet-based business, the Times of India group has sought regulatory intervention to ensure what is popularly called Net Neutrality, or the concept that internet service providers must charge only from the end consumer.
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March 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 12:47 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Welcome to March 2017 newsletter of the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS).
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