1. V O I C E A Case from India Rishi Chawla ISOC - GIPI INDIA Director NIXI &.IN Registry Workshop on National Internet Policies

2. V O I C E From Monopoly to Privitisation Internet launched in India by VSNL in 1995 Monopoly of VSNL ended in Nov 1998 Internet in India

3. V O I C E Month/ Year Subscriber Base (Millions) Aug' 95 0.01 Mar' 96 0.05 Mar' 97 0.09 Mar' 98 0.14 Internet in India

4. V O I C E Month/ Year Subscriber Base (Millions) Aug' 95 0.01 Mar' 96 0.05 Mar' 97 0.09 Mar' 98 0.14 Internet in India

5. V O I C E The cost to the consumer used to be USD 1.5 / hr. including the dial up local call charges. Internet in India

6. V O I C E Month /Year Subscriber Base (Millions) Mar' 99 0.28 Mar' 00 0.90 Mar' 01 3.00 Mar' 02 3.20 Mar' 03 3.60 Sep' 03 3.98 Dec' 03 4.10 Internet in India

7. V O I C E The cost to the consumer now Unlimited access Under USD 10 / month on ADSL. Dial up is 50 Cents per hour Internet in India

8. V O I C E Licensing of ISPs Internet Telephony Wireless Internet National Internet Policy

9. V O I C E Internet Exchange – National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) Liberalized.IN Cctld Policy National Internet Policy

10. V O I C E Legislation -Adoption of Information Technology Act has provided legal framework for E-Commerce by giving legal validation to electronic transactions and recognising Digital signatures - covers cyber crime National Internet Policy

11. V O I C E Amendments to IT Act Assessment of local towns – Internet not easily available everywhere – Reasons low PC penetration – Corruption National Internet Policy

12. V O I C E E-governance projects Advocating Lower Internet Access Tariffs Role of Public Consultations National Internet Policy

13. V O I C E Importance of National Policy National Internet Policy

14. V O I C E Thanks for listening Rishi Chawla rishi@gipi.org.in Rishi@isoc.org.in