Gramjyoti: Human Rights Case Study
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India, the world
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Building Connections Around the World : R.K. Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director-Telecom Consultants India Limited (TCIL), India
“We were predominantly a wire line company when we initially started, now we have successfully diversified ourselves into the wireless space. We are also actively thinking in terms of joint ventures.” tells R.K. Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director, Telecommunication Consultants India Limited (TCIL) (A Government of India Enterprise), to egov magazine
Financial Inclusion for the Excluded : Mahesh Kumar Jain, Co-Founder and Chairman-Integra Group, India
“Financial Inclusion is in its infancy and requires careful adoption of technology. The customer
When Fiction Turns Into Reality
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The celebrated science fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke, (most famous for the film – 2001: A Space Odyssey) was a true visionary.
In Fact
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The use of ICT is inevitable to improve the usage of existing branch infrastructure to expand its the outreach of the formal financial system to the rural poor. The following are some initiatives towards achieving financial inclusion:
Development News
[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Development News
Indian teledensity hits 23.9%
The teledensity of India has marked 272.88 million at the end of December. In December, 2007 India has added 8.17 million telecom subscribers according to the data released by telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
DoT setting up another panel on spectrum allocation
The Department of Telecom has constituted a new committee, headed by its member technology K Sridhara to study the spectrum panel
Department of Telecom (GoI) may not increase spectrum fee
The Department of Telecom may not increase the spectrum fee beyond the prescribed INR 1,651 crore for an all-India licence as it feels mobile tariffs could go up if operators have to pay higher charges. The Government had kept the fee for an all-India license at INR 1,651 crore, which comes bundled with start-up spectrum, so that operators could roll out services faster and at affordable prices. This objective has not been accomplished as most of the rural areas are yet to get connected.
Cellphone net access 14 times more than broadband in India
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reported that the use of Internet through mobile phones is 14 times more than broadband. In India, people are using their mobile phones to log-on to the Internet, which is now increased from 16 million in 2006 to 38 million in 2007.
