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Licensing Framework for Telecom: A Historical Overview
by Snehashish Ghosh published Dec 31, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 07:13 AM — filed under:
In this unit, Snehashish Ghosh tells us about licence, and lists out the major changes in the telecom licensing schemes since 1991.
Located in Telecom / Resources
December 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 30, 2012 last modified Jan 16, 2013 05:15 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
We at the Centre for Internet & Society wish you all a great year ahead. In the December 2012 newsletter, we bring you the draft early chapters of our “National Resource Kit” project for persons with disabilities (covering four southern states); and accessibility-related comments on the Twelfth Five Year Plan; the draft research on pervasive technologies and access to knowledge that we presented at the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest in Brazil; our comments on the privacy implications of including RFID tags in the proposed Rule 138A of the Motor Vehicle Rules, a report on the open access lectures delivered by Prof. Leslie Chan during his tour of India, reports of Wikipedia-related workshops conducted across three cities, and news and media coverage.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Blog Entry Inflation Control Through Structural Reforms
by Shyam Ponappa published Dec 21, 2012 — filed under:
Inflation will persist until supply increases. Policies must therefore address supply through structural reforms, e.g., in telecom and power.
Located in Telecom / Blog
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