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Quo warranto, TRC?
Following the appointment of Director of Information (or Propaganda) as part-time Director General of Telecom, I have been getting a lot of calls asking about Internet censorship, prohibition of Face Book, and licensing of news websites.
While I do believe that (a) the Director of Information is on the face unqualified to serve as [...]
Administrative expropriation in practice: How regulators can ruin the investment climate
One of the key concepts we use when teaching about regulation is administrative expropriation. It is a form of expropriation that is distinguished from the more obvious expropriations by governments (nationalization) or warlords. It nibbles away at the ability to make the expected return on investment and beyond a certain point starts to [...]
Sri Lanka: Different Codes for Different Folks
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) today published a list of short codes to be used in case of emergencies and to access other e-gov services. They will work on any phone, mobile or fixed from any operator. Emergency calls are free. To access a service, normal call charges apply.
Public are advised to use [...]
Sri Lanka: BIG BROTHER wants a photo of every mobile user!
Orwellian drama continues – with some mobile operators taking it to a level far beyond the expectations of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka with the two magic words ‘National Security’ wining everyone’s blind approval.
Now Mobitel wants a photograph of every subscriber – either to register or re-register. (Wasn’t it irresponsible for Mobitel in [...]
Don’t share your mobiles! BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!
The motto of any typical bureaucrat is “First my convenience!”. How can one expect Sri Lankan types to be different?
In late 1980s, when motor cyclists were found responsible for few key assassinations, the Police reacted first by banning helmets (before that it was compulsory) and then by prohibiting pillion riders. Why this nuisance? National Security! [...]
With Bharti coming telecom competition is getting tougher
We could still do better; But more taxes could kill the industry
The Nation Economist, Sunday 26 August 2007 | See Print version
I have to say that JHU does not know economics. What is the rationale behind taxing the only sector that is growing? The industry is giving government enormous amount of revenue. Twenty percent [...]
No half-way house to unified licensing?
Suntel to invest Rs. 8 b for countrywide CDMA push
Plans to roll out low cost telephone service in Jaffna soon
By [...]
TRC allocates Rs. 2.5m for eNABLE project, new ICT centres
BY ANJANA Samarasinghe (Daily News) www.dailynews.lk
THE Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has allocated Rs. 2.5 million for the “eNABLE” project this year.
“eNABLE” is a project which will serve communities in remort areas with special emphasis on women and people with disabilities. The project has empowered the universal access/service concept, which facilitates the [...]
Responding to the tsunami
The wind was not held back
Below is a talk given 6 years ago entitled “To hold back the wind.” That was an attempt to get disaster preparedness going. It failed, obviously. The walls of water came in with no warning; thousands died instantaneously; millions are homeless. Parentheses refer to 9/11 [...]
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