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Not Enough: TRAI Looks At Fines For Not Meeting Broadband Quality Of Service

India's Telecom Regulator TRAI is now looking at financial disincentives for ISPs not meeting the Quality of Services benchmarks set by the regulator. While the fines haven't been finalized yet, the proposal is to fine ISPs Rs 50,000 per parameter for the first non-compliance and Rs 1,00,000 per parameter for subsequent noncompliance of the benchmarks. There's also a fine of Rs 5000 per day if an ISP doesn't submit, and Rs 10 lakh if there is a false report. If you think this should be any different, you can mail your comments to the TRAI at advqos@trai.gov.in by 9th November, 2012. The regulation, if passed, will come into effect from 1st of January 2013. Download the draft version here. Why This Is Not Enough Sure, the quality of broadband connectivity in India is abysmally poor, there's probably isn't a single ISP in the country that delivers what it promises. This business of enforcing Quality of Service through fines is not a step in the wrong direction - but it is clearly not enough. The big picture focus of the government is on setting up its Bharat Broadband project, which is looking to bring fibre to Rural India, but it's missing the fact that even in urban India, there are issues of availability of broadband, and even when broadband is available, quality of service is abysmal. While the focus is also on mobile connectivity, limited availability of spectrum will stunt growth of wireless as a medium for broadband. You won't be able…

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