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TRAI issues Consultation Paper on “Proliferation of Broadband through Public Wi-Fi Networks”

Start Date :

Jul 14, 2016

Last Date :

Aug 25, 2016

00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)

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The growth of Internet penetration in India and realisation of its full potential is closely tied to the proliferation of broadband services. WLANs created using Wi-Fi technology ...

The growth of Internet penetration in India and realisation of its full potential is closely tied to the proliferation of broadband services. WLANs created using Wi-Fi technology can be used for extending the "last-mile connectivity" of broadband connections to a wider segment of users. Wi-Fi networks can offer affordable, scalable and versatile technologies that can facilitate the spread of Internet access in rural and urban areas alike.

It is felt that Wi-Fi hotspots can be proliferated in every nook and corner of the country and it should be possible to set up such hotspots by shop owners and unemployed youths. Such a model will work much like a Public Call Office (PCO) with the advantage that the operator of the Wi-Fi hotspot will not be serving the customer physically as all the transactions will happen electronically. ISPs will also be encouraged as there will be an increased consumption of data by the public. The model will also provide a boost to generation of employment in the country.

The objective of this Consultation Paper (CP) is to examine the need of encouraging public Wi-Fi networks in the country from a public policy point of view, discuss the issues in its proliferation and find out solutions for the same.

In this paper, “public Wi-Fi networks” has broader meaning and not limited to the Wi-Fi hotspot created by licensed TSP/ISP at public places. There could be small entrepreneurs or even a very small entity which would like to participate in common and shared Wi-Fi network for larger public use.

The CP raises the issues of various regulatory/licensing or policy measures required to encourage ubiquitous city-wide Wi-Fi networks as well as expansion of Wi-Fi networks in remote or rural areas. The CP also touches upon interoperability between the Wi-Fi networks of different service providers as also between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, frequency bands, payment and authentication procedure to access Wi-Fi.

Consultation Paper on Proliferation of Broadband through Public Wi-Fi Networks

Last date for submitting your suggestions is 24th August, 2016.

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anil isharani_1 9 years 1 month ago

sir,
yha agra or mathura me 10 rupees coin nhi chal rhe hai. isliye yha pr koi dukandar autowala sabjiwala fruitwala bhi nhi le rha hai. isliye sir yha pehle 10 rupees coin chalwa dijiye taki public ko len den me koi problem nhi ho.......

changmai.kanak519 9 years 1 month ago

Huge protest going on at 'ROHA' Naogaon, Assam in the interest of AIMS to be established at ROHA,Nowgoan instead of "Sanchari" at North Guwahati.To-day one boy has been killed by police during protest rally at Roha.It is seen afterwards this will be create a serious situation . In this connection Center need to intervene for fresh decision of AMIS to be constructed to normalized the peoples sentiments of Middle and other parts of upper /North Bank of Assam.

rameshravi45 9 years 1 month ago

To restrict entry for the security purpose of society as well as nation, issuing of MODEM may be issued with the userid of person concerned details as in existence and password may be allowed as ADHAR CARD NUMBER. To extend the services of MODEM to anyone of his interest, similar form may be downloaded and duly filled in with personal details of him/her with adharcard no. as password and provision for upload the same in BSNL WEBSITE for their consent and activation.

Basant Kumar Dugar 9 years 1 month ago

Kindly enhance uses Optic Fibre Lines.
Kindly enhance uses of Broad Bands in all Public Places.
Kindly make the cost of use per minute,as lower as you can.
Kindly give more positives,thinking the glass is half full with positives;not half empty.
Everybody is the Ambassador of the Great Nation:Great India,to do good,for each other.
Basant Kumarr Dugar,
Bangkok,15.07.2016.
Email:bkdugar@truemail.co.th

bshukla29 9 years 1 month ago

Sir Namsate,

Apki sarkar me har koi chahta hain ki provid ki gayi seva ka labh utahye aur apna uthhan karo , aaj ke dair me jaha digital india ka program chal raha hain usme main bhi interested hu, lekin gaon (village ) me proper Broadband ki seva na hone se sare log awasar ka labh nahi uthana pa rahe hain , awasar ka labh tabhi milega jab tak pure rup me brodband ke seva suru nahi ho jati , aaj saharo me BSNL ki ruprekha pahle ke mukable bahut achhihain lekin gaon me baut bura hal hain .
Th

chanchal koranga 9 years 1 month ago

if all the plans of bsnl boradband will be given to us in bsnl sim then surely the youths of india will pay their attention towards BSNL service.
Today where we are paying 500-600/month to other internet service provider and not getting enough internet data and speed but after this initiative surely BSNL will get profite in billion and people will get a good internet service without wire.

Hariom_11 9 years 1 month ago

Even though the drop out rates at elementary and secondary stages of education have been declining, large numbers of children continue to leave the school before completing elementary education. My proposal is to reduce this number to ZERO, make it compulsory for all. It must be at lower cost or free. However govt can increase the cost of higher education.

Ankush Singla 9 years 1 month ago

Hi sir, you are best PM for our country , I have a suggestion regarding internet speed I m using bsnl broadband service,sir it's pathetic to use it is very slow and it's disconnected mostly , sir I requested you to please look for this and improve the speed of Internet in India for ur digital India initiative