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National Telecom Policy, 1994: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Aug 17, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 05:51 AM — filed under: Telecom
The National Telecom Policy, 1994 was formulated for the purpose of opening up the Indian markets for foreign direct investment as well as domestic investment in the telecom sector. The Policy also aimed at providing ‘world class’ quality telecom services and development of telecom services in India. One of the main goals of the 1994 Policy was to increase accessibility to telecom services.
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July 2012 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 07, 2012 — last modified Oct 09, 2012 11:46 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of July 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features a constitutional analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules notified in April 2011, an analysis of the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act and CIS statement on Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives made at WIPO.
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Different forms of Video Communication: by Tina Mani — published Aug 07, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 05:37 AM — filed under: Telecom
In this module, Tina Mani takes us through some of the common forms of video communication such as video calling, video conferencing, telepresence and video sharing.
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Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Aug 07, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:10 AM — filed under: Telecom
In this module, Snehashish examines the purpose of the legislation, the persons affected by it, the administrative bodies which come under the Act, the penalties (including the consequences in case of non-compliance), appeal process and the debates surrounding the legislation.
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The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Aug 07, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:16 AM — filed under: Telecom
In this module, Snehashish Ghosh throws light on the main objective of the Act — that of regulating the possession of wireless telegraphy apparatus.
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Broadband Policy, 2004: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Aug 07, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 05:47 AM — filed under: Telecom
The Broadband Policy, 2004 (“Policy”) was laid down by the Government of India in order to realize the potential of broadband services. It aimed at enhancing the quality of life by implementation of tele-education, tele-medicine, e-governance, entertainment and also to generate employment through high speed access to information and web-based communication.
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Fixed Line Telephones: by Jürgen Kock — published Aug 06, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 05:33 AM — filed under: Telecom
This module discusses the features and the various stages of the development of fixed line telephones, its early history, the basic principle of a fixed line telephone system, plain old telephone service, digital telephones, cordless phones to today's features of fixed line telephones.
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October 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 25, 2012 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness
Welcome to the Centre for Internet and Society newsletter! In this issue we bring you the updates of our research, events, media coverage and videos of some past events organized by us during October 2011.
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November 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 24, 2012 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Openness
Welcome to the Centre for Internet and Society newsletter! In this issue we bring you the updates of our research, events, media coverage and videos of some past events organized by us during the month of November 2011.
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December 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 23, 2012 — last modified Jul 23, 2012 08:35 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of December 2011. This issue carries a special section on Freedom of Expression as there was much discussion regarding the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal’s proposal for pro-active censorship of social media.
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