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India To Offer Free Broadband by 2009
codecracker007 writes "The Government of India is planning to introduce free 2 mbps broadband for all residents of the Indian subcontinent by 2009. The expected service shall be launched by the government owned telecom operators BSNL and MTNL. Quoting from the article: 'The 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. While consumers would cheer, the move holds the potential to kill the telecom business as we know it.' The India Times has an extensive editorial on the decision. It must be mentioned that the Indian government and its autonomous regulatory bodies are very proactive in holding the consumer interests above the operators', managing to reduce the long distance and wireless tariffs by a up to factor of 20 in less than 7 years."
> Just like the States should spend it's budget on education and health care before invading another country.
Dammit! Where are my mod points? Can somebody PLEASE dump a mountain of mod points on this comment?
+2^10^10 should about do it.
When will India offer you the right to make a public display of affection without a warrant issued for your arrest? I think Gere is a shitty actor too but they were actually burning effigies of him and this chick for kissing in public. I know this is offtopic and I expect to be moderated accordingly, but Jesus. Anyone who was thinking of a vacation in India should give it a miss, even if they do have internet access :)
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
With so many American kids being overweight, we should institute an exchange program, American for Indian kids. American kids would slim down and get better education, benefiting from the free broadband and Indian kids would fatten up and get dumber. Too many overachievers over there anyways.