Why is hi-speed internet in India so costly?

[GAURAV7777]

but reliance has so much bandwidth they bought flag network and many others like itthen y is it still so expensive

 

[Sushubh]

they do not have a network in place like vsnl to offer it to bulk users.

 

[pawanrh]

Originally posted by Sushubh@Aug 29 2005, 11:20 PM
they do not have a network in place like vsnl to offer it to bulk users.
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Not long before they do! They have the Largest Optic Fibre network in India!

 

[sachin214]

I think the Indian ISP are going two perform worse than their american counterparts even after acquiring most of there assets .1.The ailling american ISP had closed down and sold there assets because they over estimated the demand and had too much bandwidth to offer,which ultimated costed them dear cos they cud not bear the ever rising maintainace.Well in india due to its population the demand cud be rising ,also they are banking in BPOs but ,unless they set up efficient delivary of the bandwidth and price it smartly they will meet the same fate too.

 

[coolbuddy_79]

we're reaching there slowly and steadily...so the name of the game is now, just wait and watch

 

[cyberwiz]

well, i believe that the mantra for success of broadband in india is unbundling of the local loop...in other words the best thing that the govt can do to boost broadband penetration in this country is to open access to the copper lines of MTNL and BSNL to private playersJust imagine the cut throat competiton that would result if Tata, Airtel, Sify and MTNL/BSNL were to compete on the same lines..it would drive down prices in no time.That's how it happened in U.K. - Unbundling the local loop of British Telecom ended its monopoly over Broadband and drove prices down sharply.Laying down of new infrastructure i.e. digging and laying down copper cables in each city or even in a single big city is a capital and time intensive affair and often problematic even for big players like Reliance and Tata

 

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[coolbuddy_79]

i totally agree...but wonder if the sarkari babus will ever let that happen

 

[boygr8]

Another factor that i thought cud be a cause for high rates is that most sites are hosted outside india.....so we are always using international bandwidth.....while in Us and user uses a lot of national bandwidth

 

[pawanrh]

Yup, Everything we access is nearly outside India! As far as internet is concerned, there are two classes of people (Like Abhishek Bachchan says In Bunty aur Babli), One, who live in the US and get all services, and The other, who dont Live in US and Regret it!

 

[ArcanaOccult]

OK, agreed.What do you think could be done to bring down prices(apart from opening up competiton to MTNL and BSNL, which area heavily guarded)?Any ideas?Amogh