Comments on: Universal Service: India Case Study http://lirneasia.net a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Wed, 23 May 2012 17:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Usable Knowledge for Growing the Sector, New Delhi at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/universal-service-india-case-study/comment-page-1/#comment-3294 Usable Knowledge for Growing the Sector, New Delhi at LIRNEasia Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:27:16 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/universal-service-india-case-study/#comment-3294 [...] Universal service funds: How to do it right, Payal Malik. The final report can be found at the project page. [...] [...] Universal service funds: How to do it right, Payal Malik. The final report can be found at the project page. [...]

]]> By: LIRNEasia at ITS, 2006 (Beijing) at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/universal-service-india-case-study/comment-page-1/#comment-3293 LIRNEasia at ITS, 2006 (Beijing) at LIRNEasia Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:37:04 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/universal-service-india-case-study/#comment-3293 [...] Payal Malik will be presenting a paper entitled Diversifying Network Participation: Study of India’s Universal Service Instruments, during the ‘Universal Service and Universal Access’ session, chaired by Rob Albon. This is a study on the subsidy mechanism for expansion of telephony in India. In this policy paper a critical analysis of the design and implementation of the subsidy mechanism for the expansion of telephony in India is carried out. The main focus of the paper is the Indian Universal Service Obligation (USO) for telecom. The anomalies of the current USO regulatory and policy regime for the provision of rural telephone subsidy are presented and how the Telecom Regulatory Authority’s (TRAI) proposals ameliorate these flaws are discussed. It is important to debate whether the current USO scheme created the least possible distortion to an otherwise well-functioning market and if it provided a level playing field for operators bidding in an auction to receive the USO subsidy. This is a major consideration in evaluating a subsidy mechanism, as the Indian economy is replete with examples of misdirected and market distortion subsidies. Given development linkages of Information Communication Technology (ICT), India cannot afford to repeat these mistakes. [...] [...] Payal Malik will be presenting a paper entitled Diversifying Network Participation: Study of India’s Universal Service Instruments, during the ‘Universal Service and Universal Access’ session, chaired by Rob Albon. This is a study on the subsidy mechanism for expansion of telephony in India. In this policy paper a critical analysis of the design and implementation of the subsidy mechanism for the expansion of telephony in India is carried out. The main focus of the paper is the Indian Universal Service Obligation (USO) for telecom. The anomalies of the current USO regulatory and policy regime for the provision of rural telephone subsidy are presented and how the Telecom Regulatory Authority’s (TRAI) proposals ameliorate these flaws are discussed. It is important to debate whether the current USO scheme created the least possible distortion to an otherwise well-functioning market and if it provided a level playing field for operators bidding in an auction to receive the USO subsidy. This is a major consideration in evaluating a subsidy mechanism, as the Indian economy is replete with examples of misdirected and market distortion subsidies. Given development linkages of Information Communication Technology (ICT), India cannot afford to repeat these mistakes. [...]

]]> By: Payal Malik http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/universal-service-india-case-study/comment-page-1/#comment-3292 Payal Malik Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:10:58 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/universal-service-india-case-study/#comment-3292 Eileen Harsha de Silva and I have authored the report. The findings suggest that there is more to Universal Service than providing phones, the implications for competition and the resulting impact on access, issues of choice of technology, infrastructure sharing, etc. As divakar says we present this on 30 in Singapore. You can correspond with me and I can provide you with the presentation etc.,which will be on the web. You can write to me at payal.malik@gmail.com. Cheers Eileen
Harsha de Silva and I have authored the report. The findings suggest that there is more to Universal Service than providing phones, the implications for competition and the resulting impact on access, issues of choice of technology, infrastructure sharing, etc. As divakar says we present this on 30 in Singapore. You can correspond with me and I can provide you with the presentation etc.,which will be on the web. You can write to me at payal.malik@gmail.com.
Cheers

]]> By: Divakar http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/universal-service-india-case-study/comment-page-1/#comment-3291 Divakar Wed, 28 Sep 2005 01:04:07 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/universal-service-india-case-study/#comment-3291 Eileen, the draft report is ready and findings will be presented at the WDR Expert forum in Singapore on Sept 30th, 2005. You can expect the paper to be up on our website shortly. Please check back. Eileen, the draft report is ready and findings will be presented at the WDR Expert forum in Singapore on Sept 30th, 2005. You can expect the paper to be up on our website shortly. Please check back.

]]> By: Eileen Coote http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/universal-service-india-case-study/comment-page-1/#comment-3290 Eileen Coote Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:01:09 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/universal-service-india-case-study/#comment-3290 To whom it may concern, I am currently researching universal service and access in South Africa and i am interested in this specific study with India as a case study. Is this research report available to the public? how can i get hold of it? Regards, Eileen To whom it may concern,

I am currently researching universal service and access in South Africa and i am interested in this specific study with India as a case study. Is this research report available to the public? how can i get hold of it?

Regards,
Eileen

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