Programme
Telecom
Spectrum, broadband and telecommunications policy. 211 items.
30 Jun 2012
Blog post
National Telecom Policy 2012 — Issues and ConcernsSnehashish Ghosh throws light on some of the issues and concerns surrounding the recently passed National Telecom Policy 2012.
24 Jun 2012
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Unlicensed Spectrum Policy Brief for Government of IndiaCentre for Internet & Society and the Ford Foundation are delighted to bring you the Unlicensed Spectrum Policy brief for Government of India. The policy brief authored by Satya N Gupta, Sunil Abraham and Yelena Gyulkhandanyan contains an …
5 Jun 2012
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Report on the 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series on Telecom Laws and RegulationMr. Samarajiva, by his own admission, is a ‘jack of all trades’. His breadth of regulatory and teaching experience is only matched by his ability to turn a potentially complex topic like ‘Tariff Regulation’ into a beautifully weaved story …
4 Jun 2012
News
India’s telecom success story turns sourOver 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, …
27 May 2012
Event
3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series at NLSIU, BangaloreThe Indian Journal of Law and Technology in association with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore is organising the 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The lecture series will be …
24 May 2012
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The Coming Telecom MonopolyThe 2G judgment and Trai spectrum pricing recommendations have led to a policy that makes sense for only one survivor.
24 May 2012
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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for ApplicationsThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by August 15, 2012.
1 May 2012
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China 3: Build Comprehensive EcosystemsFailures in electricity, transport and broadband have common strands. China's approach offers a possible alternative. Shyam Ponappa's column was published in the Business Standard on April 5, 2012.
25 Apr 2012
News
International ‘code-athon' in BangaloreThe Centre for Internet & Society hosted this event in Bangalore. The Hindu covered the event.
30 Mar 2012
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Convergence India 2012The 20th Convergence India conference, deemed South Asia’s largest international ICT event, took place in the country’s capital from March 21-23, 2012. Featuring a grand exhibition of innovative products and industry players from over 25 …
14 Mar 2012
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An Interview with PK GargFormer Wireless Advisor to the Government of India, Ministry of Communications & IT, and current ITU regulatory board member, PK Garg, discusses some of the telecom policy interventions in an interview with Yelena Gyulkhandanyan.
6 Mar 2012
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The 2G Supreme Court JudgmentThe Business Standard published Shyam Ponappa's two-part article deconstructing the assumptions in the Supreme Court's 2G judgment, and suggesting possible ways forward. The first one was published on March 1, 2012, and the second on March …
29 Feb 2012
News
Content Developers/TrainersThe 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.
29 Feb 2012
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An Interview with Stephen SongStephen Song, the founder of Village Telco, an initiative to bring practical and inexpensive communication network infrastructure to rural and remote areas, speaks about factors that catalyzed the initiative, the benefits of the network, …
14 Feb 2012
News
Govt set to gain ‘back-door’ access to corporate emailThe 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.
9 Jan 2012
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Reversing India's Downward TrajectoryThe country can regain growth momentum with rate cuts and telecom reforms, writes Shyam Ponappa in this column published in the Business Standard on 5 January 2012.
2 Jan 2012
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Inputs for NTP 2011The Centre for Internet and Society wishes to commend the DoT on the draft of the New Telecom Policy and offers its suggestions to improve the draft with specific changes.
24 Dec 2011
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Accessibility in the New Telecom Policy 2011Responding to the call for comments on NTP 2011, 27 organisations sent a joint letter requesting that accessibility for persons with disabilities be included specifically within the goals and objectives of the policy. The submission is …
5 Dec 2011
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Healing self-inflicted woundsA spate of dysfunctional actions and retrograde developments has led to an unimaginable mess for India. Can the damage to growth prospects be undone? Does it need to be? If so, how? Three areas are discussed below.
18 Nov 2011
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Telecom Path-Breaker?Does the draft National Telecom Policy-2011 reflect true brilliance or smoke-and-mirrors? It will be a game-changer if a shared network is implemented effectively, writes Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on …
26 Oct 2011
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Facing up to Moral HazardSystems upholding the law and standards help navigate the grey areas of moral hazard and adverse selection writes Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on October 6, 2011.
21 Sep 2011
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Reviving GrowthThe 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 …
24 Jul 2011
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The Challenges of Direct DemocracyIndia must weigh the pros and cons of various approaches to direct democracy and develop one of its own.
8 Jun 2011
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NTP 2011 Objective: BroadbandThe Indian government has to choose between accessible, affordable services and short-term revenue, writes Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on June 2, 2011.
5 May 2011
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Spectrum reforms - Good & Bad newsA good initiative is under way, but needs changes to work out complex issues, writes Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on May 5, 2011.
25 Apr 2011
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Learning from FukushimaTake remedial steps and demystify the unreasoning dread of nuclear power, says Shyam Ponappa in his latest column published by the Business Standard on April 7, 2011.
29 Mar 2011
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India's untapped potential: Are a billion people losing out because of spectrum?As one of the world’s fastest growing economies and with over 65% of its billion-plus population under 35, India has huge potential. But according to Shyam Ponappa of the Centre for Internet & Society, its spectrum management – the …
28 Mar 2011
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Big-Bang Budgets?Clarity of planning and conceptualisation needs to be the hallmark of policy planning for the Budget, says Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on March 3, 2011.
11 Feb 2011
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Spectrum auctions - 'Jhatka' or 'Halal'?The choice is between sudden death and a slow one. The article by Shyam Ponappa appeared in the Business Standard on 3 February 2011.
7 Jan 2011
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The policy langursThe comforts of civilised living for all Indians require dedicated collective effort. The article by Shyam Ponappa was published in the Business Standard on 6 January 2011.