Category Archives: India Broadband News

Protest against the “fair usage policy”

Here is the list of the email addresses: sbm@bharti.com (Sunil Mittal, Chairman), ceo.direct@bharti.com, manoj.kohli@bharti.com (CEO, Bharti Airtel), atul.bindal@bharti.com (CEO, Bharti Telemedia, the subsidiary that offers broadband services) You could paste the email written here: http://afup.broadbandforum.in/ I hope that this works … Continue reading

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Broadband spectrum: Trai favours e auction

TRAI is best known as a regulator that cannot enforce it’s own recommendations. Therefore, it brings forth new regulations to replace the ones it had brought earlier. It believes them to be set in stone and believes that they are … Continue reading

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Tata Communications: Buys up stake in South Africa

I have no clue as to why the Indians are obessed about snapping up deals with South Africans. Although, it’s commendable when Indian companies snap up struggling European majors; the same that Tata did for Corus and Tetley Tea. Although, … Continue reading

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Reliance Globalcom: Why name change?

Once in a while most of these companies get the urge to “do something”. Having failed to live up to the expectations of it’s customers in the retail broadband business (where it still markets 128k as “broadband”), it’s executives got … Continue reading

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Airtel Broadband: Update

It’s confrmed that Airtel is offering a “top up” plan of 512kbps for about 300 bucks. Indeed, a good news. Finally, I have something to cheer for myself because I have “graduated” from the 256k to some “faster” speeds. Here … Continue reading

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Airtel Broadband: Suckers

Airtel recently reduced the price for 512kbps; I got a call from an excited “executive” who “informed” about the price reduction. In real terms, this doesn’t amount to much since the taxes would anyway make it more expensive than it … Continue reading

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Tata Communications: What’s in a name change?

VSNL Broadband has officially decided to rename their operations under the brand name of Tata Communications. How does the name change actually affect the scale of operations or the way they have been treating their customers (1, 2, 3)? Name … Continue reading

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