So far, I haven”t received a response. I am aware that the blog is unable to reach a majority of the Internet users; most of the potential customers also fail to check out the reviews for various ISP’s but then we are sorely limited by choice.
To me, it appears like a simple game. The “base” access is 256 kbps; anything over and above that is a “value added service”. I have no clue as to how the whole thing is priced but logic dictates that it is incremental profit for the telecom companies. The costs are fixed for “digging” up the roads, fixing up the telephone connections and if they are able to give an “error” free connection, people are loath to change their service providers in a jiffy. In any case, landlines are more reliable than a mobile connection because they are not prone for “congestion” or call drops as the case with the airwaves is.
TRAI has not addressed the customer claims so far. I remember the time when I had to struggle upfront against BSNL to start with “unlimited” connection. It was a long fight and after emailing them incessantly, I managed to get “true freedom”.
Right to Information Act has changed the game plan by giving the customer real power in terms of information. I have earlier mentioned that it is one of the most progressive legislation in the history ii independent India because the grass roots policy can be questioned to bring about a change. The appellate authority has 45 days to respond to the appeal failing which I would be escalating the matter to CIC, New Delhi and press for charges against the respective Information Officers.
I would have been happy had this case got the media scrutiny and then bring TRAI on the mat and screw them LITERALLY. For long, we have suffered enough lobbies because it doesn’t suit them. Trust me, we have enough bandwidth to support millions of ‘unlimited connections’ but are at the mercy of the likes of ISP’s like Sify and Airtel. Those associations have money, legal power and reach in the media. We as individual customers, don’t.
I find the idea to “petition” totally useless. If anything has to happen in democracy, one has to reach out to do something. Clicking on the petition is a SURE SHOT sign that you are a f***ing impotent asshole. This “clickitivism” does nothing because these petitions are as good as useless. If you are so overtly concerned about your rights, it’s a better option to hurl some stones outside their corporate offices after ganging up. Or protest outside naked with a group of people. That would generate more news rather than sitting on your sorry ass for want of doing ‘something’.
I appreciate all of your concerns and do stay glued here for any news. I shall update it as soon as I get any information.
Didn’t think you’d take the ‘petition’ idea so roughly
, but judging by your reply it seems you’ve already tried your hand at this method, eh? Besides that there’s not much we can do except spam the TRAI with large number of RTI queries. That’s one way they’d wake up, I guess. The main problem is that there’s only a small number of people out there who’re aware that we Indians are getting royally screwed in the name of ‘Broadband’, these are the same people who think 256 kbps is more than sufficient for downloading. The common man gives a damn about speed, show the average joe, the broadband speeds in Japan and Europe and he goes “So… what? What do I care?” THIS is the mentality that we should try to change, unless this happens not even ‘n’ number of naked protests is going to do the job.
I’m trying my level best to spread the word about your blog (Facebook, Twitter), lets hope that I manage to open a few people’s eyes.
Didn’t think you’d take the ‘petition’ idea so roughly
, but judging by your reply it seems you’ve already tried your hand at this method, eh? Besides that there’s not much we can do except spam the TRAI with large number of RTI queries. That’s one way they’d wake up, I guess. The main problem is that there’s only a small number of people out there who’re aware that we Indians are getting royally screwed in the name of ‘Broadband’, these are the same people who think 256 kbps is more than sufficient for downloading. The common man gives a damn about speed, show the average joe, the broadband speeds in Japan and Europe and he goes “So… what? What do I care?” THIS is the mentality that we should try to change, unless this happens not even ‘n’ number of naked protests is going to do the job.
I’m trying my level best to spread the word about your blog (Facebook, Twitter), lets hope that I manage to open a few people’s eyes.
Hi dude..i have read you blog and all its posts since last 1-2 months..and must say you have got guts. let me know what can be done to support you.
Hi dude..i have read you blog and all its posts since last 1-2 months..and must say you have got guts. let me know what can be done to support you.
Nothing personal really Siddarth. Frankly, I remain firm in my conviction that arm chair activists are dime a dozen. It takes real guts to stand up to the morons and then fight against the system.
Admittedly, the system is “slow” but then thats the best we have. The idea is to make it work at the grassroots level. And thats an honest attempt.
It’s an EXCELLENT idea to “spam” them with RTI’s…but then it should have the desired effect. Merely by quoting the same thing, is not going to work.
I am filing an appeal now with the CIC since the mandatory period of 30 days with the appellate authority is going to expire soon. Thereafter,lets see in case I have to drag them to the court, I am going to do it.
Nothing personal really Siddarth. Frankly, I remain firm in my conviction that arm chair activists are dime a dozen. It takes real guts to stand up to the morons and then fight against the system.
Admittedly, the system is “slow” but then thats the best we have. The idea is to make it work at the grassroots level. And thats an honest attempt.
It’s an EXCELLENT idea to “spam” them with RTI’s…but then it should have the desired effect. Merely by quoting the same thing, is not going to work.
I am filing an appeal now with the CIC since the mandatory period of 30 days with the appellate authority is going to expire soon. Thereafter,lets see in case I have to drag them to the court, I am going to do it.