http://lirneasia.net/2009/05/reflecting-on-indian-telecom-policy-remembering-the-bad-old-days/ a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://lirneasia.net/2009/05/reflecting-on-indian-telecom-policy-remembering-the-bad-old-days/comment-page-1/#comment-20765 Abu Saeed Khan Mon, 18 May 2009 07:47:08 +0000 http://lirneasia.net/?p=4306#comment-20765 Present days are equally bad, in India as well as many other countries, on high-speed access to internet. A fixed-phone operator, very correctly, pays no extra license fees while replacing the copper with fiber. But the governments, including of India, often prefer to reinvent the wheels of 3G and 4G licenses (We have seen its disastrous consequence in the continental Europe). A proprietary technology like WiMax also overshadows the policymakers’ psyche (We are watching its fate in the USA, Korea and elsewhere). And everything is being done in the name of “Bridging the digital divide.” Someday someone like Shahi Tharoor will recollect these foolishness. The readers will simply pity today’s intelligentsia! Present days are equally bad, in India as well as many other countries, on high-speed access to internet. A fixed-phone operator, very correctly, pays no extra license fees while replacing the copper with fiber. But the governments, including of India, often prefer to reinvent the wheels of 3G and 4G licenses (We have seen its disastrous consequence in the continental Europe). A proprietary technology like WiMax also overshadows the policymakers’ psyche (We are watching its fate in the USA, Korea and elsewhere). And everything is being done in the name of “Bridging the digital divide.” Someday someone like Shahi Tharoor will recollect these foolishness. The readers will simply pity today’s intelligentsia!

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