India’s premier industry body Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has submitted their recommendations to the Telecom Minister. More about this can be read on Medianama. I was surprised to see a note about languages, CII has suggested that the government ensure digitisation of music, video and film industry content in different Indian languages so there […]
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US Approves a whopping $6 Billion Broadband Plan
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday approved a $6 billion broadband plan that would provide grants to shore up the country’s broadband infrastructure. This is part of the $825 billion economic stimulus package. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) would have two years to develop a map of broadband availability throughout the […]
Americans too find broadband expensive
Looks like we have company, even Americans find broadband expensive! A report released by Pew Internet & American Life Project says, The three policy goals associated with broadband in the Obama stimulus package: creating new jobs, creating new broadband subscribers, and improving the broadband experience for all subscribers through faster networks. About one-third of Americans […]
For Media, Small-Town India is Rocking
A very interesting article written by Vanita Kohli-Khandekar about the potential of small towns in India. The article talks about the growth in advertising spend in small-town India. The advertising spend has increased for the simple reason – small-town is consuming media (print, internet, DTH). Some highlights of the article, This story is not about […]
Is the lack of Indian language content hindering the growth of Internet in India?
The current size of internet user base has not impressed many. Experts claim the lack of Indian languages on the internet is one of the reasons. I disagree