They get something like 100 or 200 SMSs. Subramani
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amarjit Powar Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 12:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] reduction in internet charges? Hello Thahir: But I had read on another Indian list a few years ago that the deaf and hard-at-hearing in India then had become totally exempt from the SMS charges. As I'm not located in India...wasn't that information correct? The fellow who had petitioned to the Communication Minister, was a hard-at-hearing practising architect living in Mumbai whose name has momentarily escaped my memory. Amarjit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thahir P C" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [AI] reduction in internet charges? > dear amarjit, > along with the SMS issue, the internet charge issue should also be taken > up. in the case of SMS what happened could be that the government might > not be aware of the fact that like deaf and dumb, blind can use mobile to > send SMS with the help of talks and so. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Amarjit Powar" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "hitendra" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] reduction in internet charges? > > >> >> Good suggestion. Do form up an AccessIndia taskforce team and draw up a >> letter to petition to the Central Govt Communication Minister to protest >> against the discriminotary practices followed by the Govt whereby the >> deaf and hard-at-hearing are allowed free SMS service in India, then why >> not the blind community of India? Start seeking consunces of other AI >> members. Start brainstorming on what to include in the letter on AI >> Amarjit >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "raghuraman kalyanaraman" <[email protected]> >> To: "hitendra" <[email protected]>; >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 12:40 AM >> Subject: Re: [AI] reduction in internet charges? >> >> >>> as you say, it is right and we must all rjointly make attempts to obtain >>> this. >>> >>> On 1/16/09, hitendra <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I do endorse your stand, that like for basic phone, in which VI are >>>> given >>>> 50% deduction in monthly rent by government owned basic phone service >>>> provider(MTNL and BSNL). Something similar kind of arrangement should >>>> be >>>> made for broadband connection. >>>> >>>> Hitendra Rupani >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "timy sebastian" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:36 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [AI] reduction in internet charges? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hai! i got your mail I also agreed that sajection thank you timy. good >>>>> evening. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Thahir P C <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> friends, >>>>>> as we are all aware, internet is not a luxury but a necessity for the >>>>>> visually challenged. in the absence of adequate amount of braille and >>>>>> recorded materials, it is through the internet that the world of >>>>>> letters >>>>>> unfolds before us. even though i have been an english lecturer for >>>>>> the >>>>>> past >>>>>> thirteen years, i had not been able to read english newspapers and >>>>>> journals >>>>>> till i started using internet.further, we have to download a number >>>>>> of >>>>>> audio >>>>>> files which are very big in terms of KB. For us, internet is not a >>>>>> supplementary medium but the only effective medium for information >>>>>> and >>>>>> entertainment. >>>>>> the state of affairs being like this, what do you think of demanding >>>>>> to >>>>>> BSNL [at least] for making a reduction in their internet charges for >>>>>> the >>>>>> blind. BSNL employees already enjoy concession of this kind. why >>>>>> can't we >>>>>> ask organisations like AICB to take up this issue?i would like to >>>>>> know >>>>>> your >>>>>> responses. >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Thahir. >>>>>> >>>>>> E mail: [email protected] >>>>>> skype: pcthahir >>>>>> phone: 0496 2522242 >>>>>> mobile: 9495743001 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>>>> [email protected] the subject unsubscribe. >>>>>> >>>>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>>>>> please visit the list home page at >>>>>> >>>>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> _{([Timy Sebastian Ettumanoor)]}_ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>>> >>>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>>>> please visit the list home page at >>>>> >>>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Send instant messages to your online friends >>>> http://in.messenger.yahoo.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] >>>> with >>>> the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>>> please >>>> visit the list home page at >>>> >>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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