Tag Archives: DoT

3G India: Who needs it?

The following is the text of the email sent and an edited version appeared in Business Standard on 06/11/2009. Dear Sir, This refers to Shyam Ponnapa’s write up on BS dated 05/110/2009 (Managing Spectrum Efficiently). The big question. Why do … Continue reading

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Fight against Vodafone India: Sweet victory

It was a big long drawn fight against Vodafone Essar India. I have documented this here, here and here. I want to fight for the next level of transparency in the sector because information is not flowing in freely and … Continue reading

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Mobiles in India: Value added services

This is a link to Rajesh Jain’s blog; Emergic. I am glad that he has started blogging again, although he is doing to promote his venture called as Netcore. He used to post across links daily to various tech columns … Continue reading

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Department of Telecom: 3G auctions in a mess

DoT has allowed the global firms to try their luck for 3 G spectrum. The existing companies have a lot at stake and are crying foul for obvious reasons. This is different from TRAI’s “recommendations” that only the existing players … Continue reading

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Broadband: For dummies

This is a brilliant video to explain what Broadband can do. Strictly for dummies. Highly recommended for the morons in TRAI and Department of Telecom.

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Year End 2007

This year draws to a close in another 3 days. It would not change anything except for the dates. I call this as perverted optimism because I keep on looking forward for some miracles. It’s truly a make believe fantasy … Continue reading

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Indian Mobile Telephony: Mess galore

This was to be expected. The spectrum issues played out in the past fortnight in full public glare. I was following up the story in the mainstream press and this makes for a fascinating read; specially the way it brings … Continue reading

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