Indian Government opts WiMax for CSC
The Government of India has opted for WiMax technology to connect rural India for the common service centres, as part of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).
BSNL plans to invest $750M for nationwide WiMAX connectivity
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) plans to splash out US$ 750 million on WiMax networks to cover one sixth of India’s 1 billion plus population. BSNL has already issued the first tender for WiMAX equipment.
India Telecommunications Summit 2007
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
DoT working out plan to improve rural coverage
In a bid to encourage cellular operators to expand their coverage in rural areas, the Indian Department of Telecom (DoT) is working on a scheme, which may allow operators to contribute only 2 per cent of their annual revenues to the Universal Services Obligation fund.
TRAI urges Govt to boost broadband growth
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has urged the Indian Government to take the urgent policy measures to boost broadband growth in the country and ask BSNL and MTNL to adopt a a franchisee model where by local players can use their copper lines to offer high speed Internet services.
Key to Accessibility
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
As part of the World Ahead Programme, Intel is enabling people in developing communities experience the benefits of the internet by increasing the availability of high speed wireless internet connectivity.
Telecom Specific SEZs in India
The Indian Government has decided to set up telecom-specific Special Economic Zones to make India the telecom manufacturing hub.
