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DoT — Its Powers and Responsibilities
by Snehashish Ghosh published Dec 06, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:24 AM — filed under:
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) works under the aegis of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. DoT is headed a secretary, who is a senior member of the Indian Administrative Services. The secretary of the DoT reports to the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
Located in Telecom / Resources
November 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 30, 2012 last modified Jan 06, 2013 01:59 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
Welcome to the newsletter of November 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of Section 66A of the IT Act by Pranesh Prakash, comments on the draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, an introduction to 12 mobile devices that we are researching as part of the Pervasive Technologies project, submissions of civil society in relation to the revision of International Telecommunication Regulations that are to take place at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, updates from the Wikipedia community on Indic languages, and news and media coverage.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Blog Entry Folly of Mandating Spectrum Auctions
by Jayna Kothari published Nov 24, 2012 last modified Dec 03, 2012 09:47 AM — filed under:
The recent failure of the 2G spectrum auctions has brought to the fore serious questions on auctions being the only mode for allocation of spectrum.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Civil society & industry oppose India’s plans to modify ITRs
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 23, 2012 last modified Nov 30, 2012 09:42 AM — filed under: , ,
Industry fears ITU control over Internet; excessive content control and surveillance an issue for civil society.
Located in News & Media
Government Policy and Guidelines
by Snehashish Ghosh published Nov 18, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:27 AM — filed under:
In this unit Snehashish dwells upon the four main policy guidelines that were formulated by the Government of India.
Located in Telecom / Resources
TRAI Telecommunication Tariff Orders
by Snehashish Ghosh published Nov 13, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 07:04 AM — filed under:
This section will deal with the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999 which was issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in order to put a cap on the call rates and other allied services.
Located in Telecom / Resources
Blog Entry Super WiFi & Shared Spectrum: A Time to Start Sharing
by Shyam Ponappa published Nov 08, 2012 — filed under:
Look into sharing spectrum and 'Super Wi-Fi', instead of auctions, refarming and exclusive allocation.
Located in Telecom / Blog
TRAI Regulations
by Snehashish Ghosh published Nov 06, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:35 AM — filed under:
This section will deal with all regulations issued by TRAI in the course of its functions.
Located in Telecom / Resources
Spectrum Management
by Snehashish Ghosh published Oct 31, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 07:07 AM — filed under:
Snehashish takes us through the entire process of spectrum management — auctioning and allocation process for all kinds of spectrum, the initial process of auctioning, how the bidders are selected, criterion for allocation, time taken to allocate, selection of band, interference issues, spectrum refarming, and spectrum reallocation.
Located in Telecom / Resources
October 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 31, 2012 last modified Nov 08, 2012 11:42 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Welcome to the newsletter of October 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis by Ujwala Uppaluri of the Delhi High Court’s judgment in Super Cassettes v. MySpace, announcement of public call for comments for reports on “Banking and Accessibility in India” and “Making TV Accessible in India”, and updates on Indic languages.
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