The Telecom Department is expected to finalise a National Broadband Policy within 100 days that would treat high-speed Internet access a basic right like education and health. “A new broadband policy is being prepared and will be finalised within 100 days,“ an official source said. Under the new policy the government has plans to include broadband among basic necessities like education and health and work towards new legislation of `Right to Broadband', sources said.
They said it is expected to look at ways of increasing broadband penetration as well as convergence of various technologies and platforms like cable TV , optical fibre, wireless connection through spectrum, VSAT and satellite. At present there are different departments that govern various technologies. For instance, Cable TV comes under the I&B Ministry and Satellite related issues are majorly governed by the Department of Space
Source: TOI
They said it is expected to look at ways of increasing broadband penetration as well as convergence of various technologies and platforms like cable TV , optical fibre, wireless connection through spectrum, VSAT and satellite. At present there are different departments that govern various technologies. For instance, Cable TV comes under the I&B Ministry and Satellite related issues are majorly governed by the Department of Space
Source: TOI
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