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Telecom
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11 Apr 2025
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Whose Technology is it Anyway? An exploratory essay on the political economy of India's digital revolutionThe story of India's digital journey has become an oft-cited tale of economic success across the globe, inspiring similar experiments in other nations in the Global Majority world - most prominently across sub-Saharan Africa. At home, …
4 Nov 2024
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Digital Rights and ISP Accountability in India: An Analysis of Policies and PracticesThis report presents a comprehensive evaluation of India's four largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs)—Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Idea (Vi), and BSNL—examining their commitment to digital rights and transparency.
16 May 2024
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Comments to the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024This submission is a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society India (CIS) to the draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024, published by the Committee on Digital Competition Law (CDCL), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), …
20 Feb 2024
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How the Telecom Act undermines personal libertiesIn this article, Prof. Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri analyse whether the law has enough safeguards and an independent regulatory architecture to protect the rights of citizens. The authors posit that the current version leaves the door open …
22 Dec 2023
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Comments to the Telecommunications Bill, 2023The Parliament has passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 which seeks to replace the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submits its comments to the bill.
22 Nov 2022
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CIS’ Comments to the (Draft) Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022The Department of Telecommunications, Government of India invited comments on the Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments.
29 Oct 2022
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Why spectrum needs a change in approachRajat Kathuria and Isha Suri write: It must be recognised that spectrum needs to be combined with other infrastructure to enable service delivery.
25 Mar 2022
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An Overview of Telecommunications Policy and Regulation Framework in IndiaAbhishek Raj, a researcher at the Centre for Internet Society (CIS), has authored a document that provides an overview of the policy and regulatory environment surrounding telecommunications in India.
3 Jan 2022
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Opinion: Delicensing 6 GHz, 60 GHz bands is crucial to improve Wi-Fi scenario in IndiaRecently, there has been growing demand from industry bodies and associations to delicense 6 GHz and 60 GHz bands in India.
14 Dec 2021
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Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP): An Opportunity for Funding Rural Internet Connectivity in IndiaA paper titled "Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP): An Opportunity for Funding Rural Internet Connectivity in India" authored by CIS' researcher Abhishek Raj got published in the book "Community Networks: Towards Sustainable Funding …
20 Dec 2020
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Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Broadband Connectivity and SpeedCIS comments on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s Consultation Paper on Roadmap to Promote Broadband Connectivity and Enhanced Broadband Speed
15 Jun 2020
9 Apr 2020
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India’s ‘Self-Goal’ in Telecom9 Apr 2020
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After the Lockdown15 Dec 2019
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The Telecom Crisis is an NPA ProblemAfter interim relief for telecom, structural reforms must follow.
26 Sep 2019
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Traffic Rules, Mindset and On-Time PaymentsThere's no alternative to following the rules and working together with discipline for our common interests.
31 Jul 2019
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Fix Problems Before Complete FailureWe need some real solutions on the ground. Examples - Jet Airways post mortem findings applied as the way forward for difficult NPAs; and a radical change of course a
5 Jul 2019
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Fostering Strategic Convergence in US-India Tech Relations: 5G and BeyondThe 2019 G-20 summit underscores the importance of fostering strategic convergence in U.S.-India tech relations.
6 Jun 2019
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5G Aspirations and RealitiesWhat the government can do for 5G and Digital India with a Systems Approach.
5 Jun 2019
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Plugging into India’s broadband revolutionAfter many false starts, the plan to wire India’s digital future may finally take off with Jio GigaFiber’s entry.
30 May 2019
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The Huawei bogeyIndia needs to prove company aids Chinese government, or risk playing into US hands.
28 May 2019
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Live [Closed]: TRAI Open House Discussion on OTT Regulation - DelhiTRAI organized an open house discussion on “Regulatory Framework for OTT Services” in Delhi on May 20, 2019. Anubha Sinha attended the event.
1 May 2019
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Democracy, Digital India and NetworksDigitisation and democracy are ruled by the ineluctable dynamics of networks.
28 Apr 2019
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Delayed Cash Flows and NPAsWe need to rid ourselves of a tolerance of delayed payments to avoid their consequences.
12 Apr 2019
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BIF conference on “Substitutability of OTT Services with Telecom Services & Regulation of OTT ServicesAnubha Sinha was a panellist at a BIF conference on “Substitutability of OTT Services with Telecom Services & Regulation of OTT Services” organized by Broadband India Forum on April 5, 2019 at Taj Mahal Hotel, Mansingh Road, New Delhi.
7 Mar 2019
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Recapturing the CommonsRegulations that facilitate infrastructure with appropriate public resource use will enhance productivity.
18 Feb 2019
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Project LoonBillions of people could get online for the first time thanks to helium balloons that Google will soon send over many places cell towers don’t reach.
30 Nov 2018
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A great start on Wi-Fi reformsThe 5 GHz regulations are exactly what we needed for a start. But we need a lot more, and not only from the DoT.
4 Oct 2018
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Policies & the Public InterestThe public interest calls for real reforms for equitable growth.
29 Jul 2018
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After Securing Net Neutrality In India, TRAI Goes To Bat For Data PrivacyThis will be a stop-gap measure before the creation of a privacy bill.