Monthly Archives: October 2005

How Telecom companies loot us

Telecom companies have evolved multifarious ways and means to loot us. The fact remains that India has become a free ground for entrenched corporate interests; weak regulation, nil consumer feedback, poor implementation of the existing laws and the tendency of … Continue reading

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Tata’s getting on advertising binge

Tata’s are looking agressive now. With the change of guard, Ratan Tata has arrived at the scene. It may be noted that he was at the helm of the affairs when they launched Tata Indica. In my personal opinion, it … Continue reading

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Text of Email published in Business Standard

The mail was published in the Friday Edition dated 21 st October 2005.. I wish I had the link- but the mail has been published with minor modifications. I am glad, I was able to call BSNL’s bluff as such.The … Continue reading

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US and India similarities.

I came across this story via Salon You might have to wait for an advertisement to load up before you can access content. But worth it. This post compares the BB vis-a-vis the “developed nations” who didn’t have the likes … Continue reading

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Debate and BSNL sucks

Business Standard finally wakes up to some reality and commisions a debate between ISP association of India and BSNL. I would have to quote freely from that to expose as to how BSNL claims ring hollow. First, the version of … Continue reading

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Dire Straits for BSNL Broadband

This post is self explainatory What all I had been crowing about all these months. The “target” for “millions of subscribers” has been scaled down to thousands…The exact number is always a dispute. Which one would you rely? An independent … Continue reading

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E- Education

I am obessed with the idea in the past few days about the “E Education” and the promise it holds. Specially the Broadband that has the power to leverage todays challanges with affordable solutions. We are facing a crisis in … Continue reading

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