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Net neutrality: Trai receives over 2 lakh mails
The idea of an open internet can bring together not just worried netizens but politicians of all hues.
Times Group wants TRAI to save the Internet from greedy telcos via Net Neutrality
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.
Broadband Internet needs attention: Sunil Abraham
Telecom regulation is mostly a success, but wired and wireless broadband needs attention, says Centre for Internet and Society executive director.
Alliance aimed at reducing internet cost launched
A number of government bodies, non-government organizations and private players have joined hands to create a coalition aimed at reducing the cost of internet access worldwide. The coalition -- Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) -- will advocate policy and regulatory reforms to push down the cost of bandwidth in developing and poor countries, where cost of internet access remains very high.
Your telco could help spy on you
Telecom minister gives approval to changes in rules for mobile licences to enable such mass surveillance.
Opportunities for TV White Spaces in India Workshop
Shyam Ponappa, a fellow at the Centre for Internet and Society is participating in a workshop on TV White Space. The workshop is being organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and sponsored by the Ford Foundation at the Royal Hotel Plaza in New Delhi on June 21, 2013.
A lifetime of five years on the internet
Centre for Internet and Society observes its fifth anniversary on Sunday.
CIS anniversary
The Centre for Internet and Society will celebrate five years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its works and accomplishments.
Civil society & industry oppose India’s plans to modify ITRs
Industry fears ITU control over Internet; excessive content control and surveillance an issue for civil society.
India’s telecom success story turns sour
Over the past decade, the number of cellphones in India shot up from 6.5 million to 900 million, a prime example of how an industry could exploit the vast consumer market here to achieve breathtaking rates of growth and, in the process, help transform the country.
International ‘code-athon' in Bangalore
The Centre for Internet & Society hosted this event in Bangalore. The Hindu covered the event.
Content Developers/Trainers
The Centre for Internet and Society is hiring for the full-time position of a content developer/trainer to work on an upcoming project Building Knowledge and Capacity around Telecommunication Policies in India.
Govt set to gain ‘back-door’ access to corporate email
The government is just a step away from gaining access to RIM’s widely used BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service, writes Shauvik Ghosh in an article published in LiveMint on 14 February 2012.
Nishant Shah Quoted in Livemint 2011 Tweet-out
Livemint, recently did a tweet-out which quoted people about what will be big in 2011. Nishant Shah was also quoted.
Mobile banking set to get a boost from IMPS
Customers will now be able to transfer money from their accounts to any other account in the country using their cellphones, through the National Payment Corporation of India's Inter-bank Mobile Payment Service (IMPS). The facility allows transactions without the need for a computer or an Internet-enabled phone.
Wi-Fi Direct promises range, bandwidth higher than Bluetooth
Sharing, printing and connecting for Wi-Fi devices is going to be more convenient than ever with soon-to-be-launched technology Wi-Fi Direct, which enables devices to connect to each other without a conventional Wi-Fi hub. This article by Ramkumar Iyer was published in the Hindu on 31 October 2010.
RIM Offered Security Fixes
In India Talks, BlackBerry Maker Said It Could Share Metadata, Notes Show
Govt and BlackBerry firm wait for the other to hang up
Sunil Abraham speaks to Archna Shukla on the stand-off between the Government of India and RIM. The news was published in expressindia.com.
Dont hang up on this one
Is 3G the next twist in the mobile phone growth story?
APC starts research into spectrum regulation in Brazil, India, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa
Communication infrastructure is the foundation of the knowledge-based economy and while there has been a boom in the construction of undersea cables bringing potentially terabits of capacity to the African continent, the ability to deliver broadband to consumers is hampered by inefficient telecommunications markets and policies. Wireless connectivity offers tremendous potential to deliver affordable broadband to developing countries but inefficient spectrum policy and regulation means the opportunity to seize the advantages brought about by improvements in wireless broadband technologies are extremely limited.
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