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Several districts in Rajasthan faced an internet shutdown yesterday.
Why? To prevent cheating in an exam.
We worked through Sunday and wrote to the Rajasthan govt. to lift the internet suspension, and to exercise restraint in issuing such orders.
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Why? To prevent cheating in an exam.
We worked through Sunday and wrote to the Rajasthan govt. to lift the internet suspension, and to exercise restraint in issuing such orders.
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We pointed out that the SC in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India has held that internet suspension orders can only be issued by the Home Secretary of the State Govt. in cases of emergency through a prominently published order that discloses clear reasons.
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The orders, which were issued by Divisional Commissioners instead, refer to a need to prevent cheating and a mere apprehension of danger to public order. This is not a public emergency which justifies the extreme step of suspending internet services in entire districts!
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The TRAI has released its final recommendations on improving India's broadband connectivity and we hope to see them being in operation soon! #AccessToInternet #4GForAll
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Earlier, the minimum download speed for broadband was only 512 kbps — insignificant for true access to services we require today. Today, it's 2 mbps.
Although India still doesn’t have a minimum upload speed, we’re finally on the path to progress. #AccessToInternet #4GForAll 2/n
Although India still doesn’t have a minimum upload speed, we’re finally on the path to progress. #AccessToInternet #4GForAll 2/n
In 2020, @TRAI released a Consultation Paper around issues of broadband speed & connectivity.
Our comments focused on:
🕸 Including a higher minimum download speed & a minimum upload speed.
🕸 Developing digital infrastructure in a dynamic public-private partnership model. 3/n
Our comments focused on:
🕸 Including a higher minimum download speed & a minimum upload speed.
🕸 Developing digital infrastructure in a dynamic public-private partnership model. 3/n
We wrote to the Department of Telecommunications @DoT_India to highlight how lack of access to reliable and fast 4G internet is affecting the people of Odisha. #4GforAll
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The State of Odisha has long been failing to keep up with the national average when it comes to internet connectivity.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated structural disparities between rural and urban areas. It has had a critical impact on the education of children, especially the disadvantaged ones.
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In an incremental but significant victory, the government has agreed to restore 4G mobile internet in one district of Jammu and Kashmir each on a trial basis after 15 August i.e. Independence Day. #4GForAll 1/n
This has been stated in Union of India's additional affidavit filed last night and also confirmed by the Attorney General during today's hearing before the Supreme Court in @mediatrack_in's contempt petition. 2/n 
A copy of Union of India's additional affidavit is available here: drive.google.com/file/d/10LwQyg…
We will also post a detailed update about today's hearing shortly which will include the written submissions filed by the petitioner. 3/n
We will also post a detailed update about today's hearing shortly which will include the written submissions filed by the petitioner. 3/n
We sent a letter of appreciation to our Prime Minister for inaugurating the CANI Project in A&N Islands which will solve their connectivity issues and urged him to prioritise the goal of #4GforAll
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In June, 2020, the issue of network connectivity and lack of access to fast and affordable internet was first brought to our knowledge.
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Since then, we have been working incessantly to highlight the issue and have sent representations to the @PMOIndia , @DoT_India and the Honourable MP from A&N Islands.
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We wrote to Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, the Honourable Member of Parliament for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands stating our concerns and urging him to escalate the matter with PMO and MeitY. #4GforAll #InternetinAndaman
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On 5.6.2020, we filed a RTI request with BSNL (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) requesting them to provide us with information about the CANI Project. In their reply dated 29.6.2020, they refused to answer most of our queries.
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As we have pointed out previously, access to fast and affordable internet is a persistent issue in A&N islands.
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We have written to @PMOIndia and @DoT_India highlighting the prevalent issues in A&N Islands and providing certain recommendations. 1/4 #DigitalAndaman #4GforAll
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@PMOIndia @DoT_India Our recommendations to them were drafted from our previous blogpost on the issue based on learning and hearing from multiple voices from Andaman and Nicobar. #DigitalAndaman #4GforAll 2/4
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@PMOIndia @DoT_India In the video below, we have collected accounts from the people themselves who have detailed the difficulties that they are facing due to lack of access to fast, reliable and affordable internet services. #DigitalAndaman #4GforAll 3/4
