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Licensing Framework for Telecom: A Historical Overview
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Dec 31, 2012
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last modified
Mar 15, 2013 07:13 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
In this unit, Snehashish Ghosh tells us about licence, and lists out the major changes in the telecom licensing schemes since 1991.
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Resources
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December 2012 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 30, 2012
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last modified
Jan 16, 2013 05:15 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness
We at the Centre for Internet & Society wish you all a great year ahead. In the December 2012 newsletter, we bring you the draft early chapters of our “National Resource Kit” project for persons with disabilities (covering four southern states); and accessibility-related comments on the Twelfth Five Year Plan; the draft research on pervasive technologies and access to knowledge that we presented at the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest in Brazil; our comments on the privacy implications of including RFID tags in the proposed Rule 138A of the Motor Vehicle Rules, a report on the open access lectures delivered by Prof. Leslie Chan during his tour of India, reports of Wikipedia-related workshops conducted across three cities, and news and media coverage.
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Newsletters
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Inflation Control Through Structural Reforms
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
Dec 21, 2012
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filed under:
Telecom
Inflation will persist until supply increases. Policies must therefore address supply through structural reforms, e.g., in telecom and power.
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DoT — Its Powers and Responsibilities
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Dec 06, 2012
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last modified
Mar 15, 2013 06:24 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) works under the aegis of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. DoT is headed a secretary, who is a senior member of the Indian Administrative Services. The secretary of the DoT reports to the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
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November 2012 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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last modified
Jan 06, 2013 01:59 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness,
Researchers at Work
Welcome to the newsletter of November 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of Section 66A of the IT Act by Pranesh Prakash, comments on the draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, an introduction to 12 mobile devices that we are researching as part of the Pervasive Technologies project, submissions of civil society in relation to the revision of International Telecommunication Regulations that are to take place at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, updates from the Wikipedia community on Indic languages, and news and media coverage.
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Folly of Mandating Spectrum Auctions
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by
Jayna Kothari
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published
Nov 24, 2012
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last modified
Dec 03, 2012 09:47 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
The recent failure of the 2G spectrum auctions has brought to the fore serious questions on auctions being the only mode for allocation of spectrum.
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Civil society & industry oppose India’s plans to modify ITRs
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 23, 2012
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last modified
Nov 30, 2012 09:42 AM
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filed under:
Telecom,
Internet Governance,
ICT
Industry fears ITU control over Internet; excessive content control and surveillance an issue for civil society.
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News & Media
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Government Policy and Guidelines
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Nov 18, 2012
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last modified
Mar 15, 2013 06:27 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
In this unit Snehashish dwells upon the four main policy guidelines that were formulated by the Government of India.
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Resources
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TRAI Telecommunication Tariff Orders
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Nov 13, 2012
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last modified
Mar 15, 2013 07:04 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
This section will deal with the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999 which was issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in order to put a cap on the call rates and other allied services.
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Resources
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Super WiFi & Shared Spectrum: A Time to Start Sharing
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
Nov 08, 2012
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filed under:
Telecom
Look into sharing spectrum and 'Super Wi-Fi', instead of auctions, refarming and exclusive allocation.
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Blog