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Angsuman Chakraborty

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Free Broadband in 2009 Posted: Apr 29, 2007 2:27 AM
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Indian government proposes to offer all citizens of India free, high-speed broadband connectivity by 2009, through the state-owned telecom service providers BSNL and MTNL. This has the potential to kill current telecom business model in India. As a consumer and internet based service provider, I whole-heartedly support this proposal. Many cities in the US already have [...]

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Vijay Nathani

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Re: Free Broadband in 2009 Posted: Apr 29, 2007 4:34 AM
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Please don't get fooled by these announcements. BSNL and MTNL are controlled by the Government. The more they spend, the more bribes the employees and politicians get.

If India was really interested in improving connectivity, it would stop putting service tax on telephone, mobile and internet charges.

Governments all over the world are experts at lying to their people. India has not given clean water, enough simple food and decent medicine to its people, nearly 60 years after independence. So now it will give free wireless internet. What should be a priority for the government?

Vijay.

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