Indian Broadband operators warned on sub 256kbps connectivity speed

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Robert J. Berger" <rberger () ibd com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:13:32 -0800
To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>, Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Indian Broadband operators warned on sub 256kbps connectivity speed

[How much of US so-called Broadband would be disqualified if the
Indian rules applied here? - Rob]

Indian Broadband operators warned on sub 256kbps connectivity speed

By Indo-Asian News Service
Thursday March 17, 1:57 PM
http://in.news.yahoo.com/050317/43/2k8fy.html

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The government Thursday issued a
strict warning to telecom operators who claim to be providing
broadband connectivity at speeds of below 256 kbps, saying such
services do not come under the earmarked category.

"Any download speed that is at 256 kbps or more can alone be
termed as broadband services," the communications and
information technology ministry said in a statement here.

"Therefore, telecom operators should not mislead the consumers
by making such advertisements or adopt marketing tactics that
would defeat the very purpose of providing broadband services,"
the ministry added.

The department of telecommunications, in a communication to all
telecom service providers, said branding or naming services with
less than 256 kbps of download speed is not in accordance with
the broadband policy of October 2004.

The policy defines broadband connectivity as "always-on-minimum"
downloads speed of 256 kbps. Operators who claim in
advertisements to be providing broadband at 64 kbps and 128 kbps
have been asked to refrain from such activities.
--
Robert J. Berger - Internet Bandwidth Development, LLC.
Voice: 408-882-4755 eFax: +1-408-490-2868
http://www.ibd.com



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