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Draft Tender Document for Rural Wireless Broadband Scheme for Setting up & Management of Wireless Broadband Network and Provision of Wireless Broadband Services in Specified Rural and Remote areas. http://usof.gov.in/usof-cms/tender/Draft_Tender_Document_Rural_Wireless_BB_Website_21[1].4.2011.pdf http://usof.gov.in/usof-cms/usof_tencurrent.htm

NIXI(National Internet Exchange) has filed application with APNIC to consider it to work as NIR(National Internet Registry) for India. APNIC is a RIR(Regional Internet Registry) for our Asia-Pacific region. APNIC(headquartered in Australia) has called for comments on the application way back in October 2009. http://www.apnic.net/publications/press/releases/2009/nixi-nir-application Till date, the decision has not been made due to geo-politics of APNIC and laziness of our Govt in pursuing. What is the work of NIR? To allocate block of IP addresses to ISPs who in turn allocate them to their end customers. NIR will get huge block of IP addresses from APNIC for distributing to Indian ISPs. Why APNIC is creating hurdles for creation of NIR in India? Currently all our(India's) IP addresses are bought from APNIC directly by our ISPs in fragmented manner, which in turn gives huge revenue for APNIC. If NIR established, NIR will get a huge block from APNIC which will normally be less than market value. NIR will then sub-allocate them to ISPs(on demand basis) which ensures the maximum profit only to NIR and not to APNIC. Is getting NIR from APNIC is so difficult for other countries? No. APNIC is encouraging NIRs in most other countries of Asia-Pacific region. The following countries already have NIRs which work under APNIC. 1) Indonesia 2) China 3) Japan 4) Korea 5) Singapore 6) Taiwan 7) Vietnam It's time for Govt to intervene judiciously to ensure India has NIR at the earliest.

I came across interesting community in facebook on the subject.... http://www.facebook.com/innc.campaign?sk=wall

Looks like things are moving in correct direction in India. :clap: Below is the list of activities carried out so for.... http://www.tec.gov.in/ipv6activities.php Let us do it within scheduled timeframe..... :cheer:

1p/2sec -- local& STD for lifetime offer is really a path breaking one...... conditions:: (1)cumulative recharge of Rs. 900 for every six months (2)cap of 400 STD minutes/month

2G scam: Pitroda, Montek among experts to assist & advise JPC source:: http://telecomtiger.com/PolicyNRegulation_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=breakingnews&storyid=11356&section=S174

DoT, security agencies at loggerheads over mobile data services snooping source :: http://telecomtiger.com/PolicyNRegulation_fullstory.aspx?storyid=11358&flag=1&passfrom=topstory&section=S174 This is utter non-sense by DoT. Is DoT agent of corporates or an arm of Govt??? :confuse: It's totally perplexing to know that DoT instead going for a kill against adamant corporates, it's playing politics with security agencies. Looks like RIM succeeded in coughing up enough bribe to quench the thirst of bureaucrats in DoT. It's a utter shame on India!!!!! :'( :'( :'( :'( DoT must simply say to telecom operators to either 'real-time decrypt' or 'ban' any service on its network. Why on earth DoT committing suicide by undermining the position of the security agencies?????? :suicide: PS:: Let us pray that above quoted article was not a paid rumor by RIM

In a related news, TEC test must for all telecos before deployment source :: http://telecomtiger.com/Corporate_fullstory.aspx?storyid=11355&section=S162

Telecom Commission for change in methodology to calculate penalty source:: http://telecomtiger.com/PolicyNRegulation_fullstory.aspx?storyid=11359&section=S174

I whole-heartedly second your suggestion of IUC charges in denomination of 'per soecond basis' rather than current 'per minute' basis. It'll help new operators in paying only for the seconds terminated on old operators rather than current method of 'rounding off to upper minute' for each call terminated. This could save huge amount of money for new operators for exactly the same IUC charges. Let us hope TRAI listens....... Still, calculating IUC charges in 'per minute' basis is quite archaic and does not reflect the level of advacements in precison timing calculations of current technological world.

Rai on 2G report: CAG acted within mandate source :: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/north/rai-2g-report-cag-acted-within-mandate-420

This phone is visible on rcom website http://www.rcom.co.in/rcom/blackberry/devices_cdma.jsp This phone is visible on TATA Indicom website http://enterprise.tatateleservices.com/bfsi-blackberry-style-9670.aspx

Finally, this phone is visible on rcom website. http://www.rcom.co.in/rcom/blackberry/devices_cdma.jsp

Even Hungama charges in auto-renewable mode on your credit card(till you explicitly stop it) as per the information on the site. But the funny thing is that Hungama cannot store the "VbV" or "MasterSecure" code for auto-renewal.

IB wants telcos to store call data records for five years source :: http://telecomtiger.com/PolicyNRegulation_fullstory.aspx?storyid=11341&flag=1&passfrom=topstory&section=S174

Old, new telecom operators fight over IUC source :: http://telecomtiger.com/Corporate_fullstory.aspx?storyid=11347&section=S162 The responses from cartel is on the expected lines...started shedding crocodile tears....It's very clear form the onset that they'll never survive in true competitive world...they can only survive in the current pro-incumbent skewed (termination charge as high as 20p/minute) regulatory regime..... TRAI must puts its foot firmly on the ground and must move towards zero-IUC regime so that real competition can take place.... @Kanaga, you're bang on target...your wish(5p) comes very close to the calculation of RCOM's(6 p) and Uninor's(7.7 p)....

Punjab National Bank joins IMPS bandwagon taking the tally of live members to 21. http://www.npci.org.in/bankmember.aspx :clap:

Services Offered by AEPS 1) Balance Enquiry 2) Cash Withdrawal 3) Cash Deposit 4) Aadhaar to Aadhaar Fund Transfer 5) Gateway Authentication Services http://www.npci.org.in/AEPSObjectives.aspx http://www.npci.org.in/documents/AEPSArchitecture.pdf IndePay Launches Banking Correspondent Services In North East India source :: http://www.medianama.com/2011/02/223-indepay-launches-banking-correspondent-services-in-north-east-india/ Indepay enables rural banking with Biometric technology in North East India source :: http://indiamicrofinance.com/indepay-rural-banking-biometric-technology-north-east-india.html A very good social initiative. Signs of Aadhaar replacing PAN. :clap:

Here is another informative presentation on AEPS. http://uidai.gov.in/UID_PDF/Front_Page_Articles/Strategy/Exclusion_to_Inclusion_with_Micropayments.pdf

South Korea tops the broadband leadership ranking for the second year in a row: •Broadband quality in South Korea is ranked the highest and has set a new benchmark for the world •Average download throughput is 33.5 Mbps, an increase of 55% from 2009, average upload throughput is 17 Mbps, an increase of 430%, and average latency is 47ms, an improvement of 35% vs. 2009 figure •100% broadband penetration The following are the dismal figures of India in comparison, •Average download throughput is 984 Kbps, an increase of 32% from 2009, average upload throughput is 452 Kbps, an increase of 32%, and average latency is 145ms, an improvement of 46% vs. 2009 figure •4% broadband penetration Read complete data http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/prod_101710.html

Govt involvement and financial support is essential, particularly in rural areas, in order to drive broadband penetration:Study source :: http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k11/may/may218.php

Rural broadband connectivity by 2013 source :: http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/rural-broadband-connectivity-2013-246

TRAI invites Graduate/Post Graduate students from select institutes to be part of their summer training program. It's a great opportunity for the students to get involved with one of the world's best telecom regulators. All the institutes in the list are from Delhi except one from Pune and another from Bhopal. http://www.trai.gov.in/Summer_Training.pdf Please spread the word so that your relatives/friends can make use of golden opportunity.

In a heart-warming news to members of our beloved forum, Trai may get more powers, to function as civil court source :: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-17/news/29552144_1_telemarketers-trai-act-telecom I salute Kapil Sibal for this little but very important progress on this vital issue... :clap: Let us hope and pray that things move faster and TRAI becomes true autonomous regulator on the lines of RBI,SEBI,CCI. As expected, cartel's spokesperson COAI has started using its negative influences in the system to derail the process as seen in the Rajan Matthews statement above....... God save India from these nefarious obnoxious corporates....

Telcos can curb pesky calls in 6 weeks of new numbering series source :: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/news/29581648_1_communications-customer-preference-regulations-j-s-sarma-trai Looks like there's a ray of hope at the end of the tunnel.......