On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:34:43 -0700 (PDT), Shinil Payamal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now if only someone could launch "true" broadband to > our homesâ
The Govt recently announced the 'broadband policy'. See http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=4385 They define broadband as min 256 kbps and encourage higher speeds. If this becomes a reality just think of the ***explosion*** of Free Software awareness and actual usage and access to it... (some bored school kids will actually do Linux instead of SMS-ing or playing gulli-danda or watching MTV) Hopefully now players like Tata/VSNL, Reliance and BSNL will offer something like at least 1 mbps with unlimited download quota for under Rs 1000 per month which I consider "true" broadband but thats a dream for me 8-( If anyone here works for an "ISP" like the ones mentioned above or knows anyone who does then please visit or have them visit www.broadband.org.in and fill out or look at the user-survey. So far the most promising service I have seen is that of Exatt in Bombay (exatt.com, exatt.net) they offer 256kbps *unlimited* downloads for about Rs 800 per month (but whether the service actually works at 256kbps is another thing). Another provider I have heard about is Tata/VSNL who are trial-running their 512kbps service in Bombay and Delhi which is only Rs 360 per month (but then again I dont know if they have download limits in MBs, they probably do, and that is just disgraceful). Also, I saw on the cable news channel "Headlines Today" that BSNL would launch "broadband" in December in 190+ cities so I'm hopeful there as well, especially since a BSNL phone exchange is just a short stroll away from my house! PS: If you're on Orkut, join the "Broadband India" community as well as the "PLUG" community 8-P -- "Thou shalt not follow the null pointer for at its end madness and chaos lie." -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
