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Blog: A Connected World
Getting Regulation Right in a Global Digital World: Universal service, Competition, Consumer Protection, Competition, Ethics and Privacy have become even more significant given that Digital Technologies increasingly underlie the economic, social and political aspects of our lives. Artificial intelligence and the Metaverse are here to stay and Singularity is probably not as far as we may imagine. The global nature of these issues calls for international collaboration, cooperation and judicious regulation. This blog discusses these contemporary issues from the author’s multi-speciality perspective and offers unique and thought-provoking insights.
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The Net Neutrality Debate in the Indian Context-A Pinch of Salt
I reproduce here my article on the subject, also available at this link. It is easy to get swept away…
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Competition as an Integral part of Regulation
This post is inspired by an article that appeared in The Mint on January 7, 2014.Written in the context of…
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Competitive Neutrality in Liberalized Sectors of the Economy
I have been blogging about the need for competitive neutrality mostly in the context of broadband networks. However, the importance…
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NOFN-Better Late than Never?
My last post was about NOFN and the government considering private sector involvement. Not much has been reported about that…
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An update on NOFN
My last post “Broadband Planning in India-Missing the Wood for the Trees” had highlighted the tardy progress of the all…
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Broadband Planning in India-Missing the Wood for the trees
I reproduce below the text of my article with the same title. It was published in the Financial Express today.…
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Lessons from Down Under
An article titled “Australia’s Last Chance for Infrastructure Competition” describes failed opportunities as far as introducing competition in the wire…
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If wishes were horses…
It is reported that, ” [t]he cabinet on Wednesday approved the ambitious Digital India programme that aims to connect all…
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Letting the Market Function
A very thoughtprovoking paper on Broadband in USA highlights the power of innovation, genuine competition and allowing markets to grow and…
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Messing up the Market Efficiency Gap in the Hope of Addressing the Actual Access Gap
Readers may please refer to my earliest posts about the Market Efficiency Gap and my recent one titled “Going around in…
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Self Help in rural areas-How Long can They Wait for Internet
An inspiring and at the same time saddening news item in the Times of India today describes how NGOs are…
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The Long and Winding Road to Universal Broadband-USOF India
I have expressed reservations about the choice of methodology for OFC connectivity to rural India adopted by USOF India in…
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Fibre, Regulation & Competition
It may be noted that a common strain running throughout my blog is my concern with huge, national level roll…
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Going Around in Circles?
The whole idea of universal service funds was that at least theoretically they are considered to be a more transparent,…
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The Future of Wireless Communication?
An extremely interesting article from the Economist hints at the possibility of bidding farewell to electrical signals as the prime…
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Banking on Incumbent Status
Recently the Department of Post (DoP) has been in the news as regards its attempts to obtain a banking license.…
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National Broadband Plans- Cracks Emerge
Two interesting pieces of news that make me feel like a seer. First a post titled “Fibre fanaticism overrode proper…
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Renewable Energy for Powering Smart Phones
The Times of India today has an article that reports that scientists have developed bio-batteries that use sugar to generate…
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Disruptive Technology and Public Funding of High Speed Broadband Networks
In my posts on the issue of National Broadband Plan and Broadband Networks, I have consistently cautioned against creating publicly…
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Worship Worthy Connectivity
Its been a while since I blogged. Finally found inspiration in a story about a man who was saved from…