[25 YEARS of Indian Internet]: #OnThisDay in 1995, the first public internet line was launched in India. From #VSNL to #Jio: A trip down memory lane of internet connectivity in India.
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On August 15, 1995, the public internet saw the light of day when the govt-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) launched the Gateway Internet Access Service. It gave the average Indian their first taste of the World Wide Web.
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The government's broadband policy in 2004 marked the first accelerated growth phase in internet connectivity in the country.
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Defined by the growth of internet-enabled mobiles (smartphones) in the country, this period saw the rollout of the first 4G network by Airtel.
July 2015: PM Narendra Modi launched Digital India to create a digitally-empowered society & knowledge economy. #IndependenceDayIndia 🇮🇳
Jio-led 4G revolution!
The Jio launch turned out to be a watershed event in India's connectivity landscape — now classified into pre-Jio & post-Jio phases.
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[25 Years of Indian Internet] Today, India has surged ahead of developed nations and now has:
> the world's second-largest Internet population
> cheapest data rates
> total active internet user base of c.600m
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Remember when you got your first internet connection? What is your fondest or earliest memory of using the Internet?
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