Blogs
India's Draft Telecom Policy Needs to Bridge the Gap Between Intent and Execution
— by Anubha Sinha — last modified May 07, 2018 04:13 PMEarlier this week, India’s department of telecommunications (DoT) released a draft new telecom policy, titled ‘Draft National Digital Communications Policy 2018’.
The Huawei pointer
— by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 06, 2018 01:04 PMTaking a cue from Huawei. Huawei has an awe-inspiring record of drive, perseverance, fortuitous circumstances, good strategy, execution, and success.
NPAs & Bad Banks
— by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Mar 25, 2018 03:53 AMCorrecting misinformed impressions about NPAs, and the Swedish model for setting up a Bad Bank.
Matching Realities and Aspirations
— by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Mar 09, 2018 03:03 AMLeaving aside fixing the 'mountains' such as land acquisition, NPAs etc, here are some thoughts on systemic focus and action.
Submission to TRAI Consultation on "Inputs for Formulation of National Telecom Policy - 2018"
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 25, 2018 02:46 PMCentre for Internet and Society (CIS) made a submission to TRAI Consultation on inputs to the National Telecom Policy.
The 2G Judgment of December 2017: What Was It About?
— by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jan 18, 2018 02:40 PMThe judgment provides a critique of how no proper evidence was presented on existence of an FCFS policy and its improper implementation.
The tragedy of the unused commons
— by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jan 05, 2018 02:50 PMHope for the good sense and guts to handle it.
Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler's Views On Auctions
— by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jan 05, 2018 02:09 PMThe government has already set up a Nudge unit; now, it should apply the Nobel laureate's insights on auctions relating to essential infrastructure.
NPAs & Structural Issues
— by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jan 05, 2018 01:32 PMTo fix one you need to fix the others.
CIS Comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on Promoting Local Telecom Equipment Manufacturing
— by Anubha Sinha — last modified Nov 26, 2017 02:56 AMThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) sent comments to the TRAI Consultation Paper on promoting telecom equipment manufacturing. CIS submission drew primarily from the research done in the Pervasive Technologies project.
