Comments on: Advice to BSNL and MTNL http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:02:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: lurker http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/comment-page-1/#comment-123575 lurker Tue, 27 May 2008 04:56:40 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/#comment-123575 There are even stories that BSNL and MTNL and other such public sector Babus have been pocketed(its easy in govt. - if MLAs can be bought, why not Babus) by some private firms, so that they willingly ensure that these public sector firms keep sleeping. And at the end of their tenures, these Babus will find a job with these private companies. There are even stories that BSNL and MTNL and other such public sector Babus have been pocketed(its easy in govt. – if MLAs can be bought, why not Babus) by some private firms, so that they willingly ensure that these public sector firms keep sleeping. And at the end of their tenures, these Babus will find a job with these private companies.

]]> By: lurker http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/comment-page-1/#comment-123277 lurker Fri, 23 May 2008 20:11:59 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/#comment-123277 There is a vast chunk of RF spectrum in india that can be used for this. India did not have any UHF channels. All of thats tied with defense... I'd suggest auctioning it for 10/20 year terms with the infrastructure such that DOD can turn it off in an emergency. It will have the same issue as urban vs rural but auction prices will reflect There is a vast chunk of RF spectrum in india that can be used for this.
India did not have any UHF channels.
All of thats tied with defense…
I’d suggest auctioning it for 10/20 year terms with the infrastructure such that DOD can turn it off in an emergency.
It will have the same issue as urban vs rural but auction prices will reflect

]]> By: Sundar http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/comment-page-1/#comment-123276 Sundar Fri, 23 May 2008 19:27:32 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/#comment-123276 BSNL is an orphan and riddled with sarikari work culture. The way their GSM tender was prolonged looked like a conspiracy by brivate GSM players. Few years back, I had to surrender BSNL and get Airtel with Broadband as they had six months waiting period. Now it is more or less available on demand. Wireline is not dead and is more reliable during emrgencies where wireless network gets chocked. Finally, I do not understand why they should charge more than Rs 500 for unlimited broadband home connection. When we get unlimited 2 Mbps Broadband for Rs 500 to Rs 1000 in US / UK, why should they have ten stupid plans and higher download costing Rs 1+ per MB. BSNL is an orphan and riddled with sarikari work culture.

The way their GSM tender was prolonged looked like a conspiracy by brivate GSM players.

Few years back, I had to surrender BSNL and get Airtel with Broadband as they had six months waiting period. Now it is more or less available on demand.

Wireline is not dead and is more reliable during emrgencies where wireless network gets chocked.

Finally, I do not understand why they should charge more than Rs 500 for unlimited broadband home connection.
When we get unlimited 2 Mbps Broadband for Rs 500 to Rs 1000 in US / UK, why should they have ten stupid plans and higher download costing Rs 1+ per MB.

]]> By: rishi http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/comment-page-1/#comment-123273 rishi Fri, 23 May 2008 17:33:27 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/#comment-123273 The DSL service of BSNL does have a cost advantage over private operators. It's service starts from Rs 250 while most private telcos start their service from Rs 500. But, you can see that for broadband there is generally a difficulty in getting a connection and it reminds us of the time in which the difficulty was for the phone. BSNL, also gets a percentage of the revenue of all mobile operators as the Access Deficit Charge (ADC) and the Universal Service Obligation (USO). So if BSNL is failing, then it just takes a little lobbying to increase these fees. The DSL service of BSNL does have a cost advantage over private operators. It’s service starts from Rs 250 while most private telcos start their service from Rs 500.

But, you can see that for broadband there is generally a difficulty in getting a connection and it reminds us of the time in which the difficulty was for the phone.

BSNL, also gets a percentage of the revenue of all mobile operators as the Access Deficit Charge (ADC) and the Universal Service Obligation (USO). So if BSNL is failing, then it just takes a little lobbying to increase these fees.

]]> By: idlinginc http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/comment-page-1/#comment-123272 idlinginc Fri, 23 May 2008 16:48:47 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/advice-to-bsnl-and-mtnl/#comment-123272 Regulator (and regulation) may not be a good idea. The part below about net neutrality, but it applies for all regulation: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5092 The federal government is a poor choice for any of this - From defining what is required of a provider to satisfy "neutrality," to developing the rules for enforcement, to operating those rules, the federal government and in particular the FCC are poor choices to solve the problem, assuming the problem exists in the first place. Maybe the Internet has worked so well because neutrality has been a persistent part of the architecture. Maybe it's worked so well because there has been minimal government regulation of its design and operation. Maybe both. More of the latter to shore up the former is a dangerous trade-off. Regulator (and regulation) may not be a good idea.

The part below about net neutrality, but it applies for all regulation:

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5092

The federal government is a poor choice for any of this – From defining what is required of a provider to satisfy “neutrality,” to developing the rules for enforcement, to operating those rules, the federal government and in particular the FCC are poor choices to solve the problem, assuming the problem exists in the first place. Maybe the Internet has worked so well because neutrality has been a persistent part of the architecture. Maybe it’s worked so well because there has been minimal government regulation of its design and operation. Maybe both. More of the latter to shore up the former is a dangerous trade-off.

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