Internet access

For the first time ever, Supreme Court of India has declared that Internet access is a basic fundamental right for all Indians; and this right cannot be curtailed and blocked at any cost. This is one of those watershed moments for…

When it comes to Internet usage in India, we are still a male dominated society. As per a Google report on the usage of technology and Internet among Indian women, it was found that 49% of the surveyed women couldn’t find any need to…

Air India wants to become first Indian aviation company to offer Internet access on their aircrafts. According to ToI, state owned Air India is talking to vendors for deployment of internet services on their Aircrafts which fly domestic as…

WiFi provided in public places tend to be very slow, especially when large audiences are hooked into it (which is generally the case most of the time). In the name of free internet access, we tend to fret over the slow speed. The problem…

Have you ever wanted to take a 2-minute break that extended to several hours of pointless surfing leading to a wasted workday? Don’t worry! You’re not alone. This is especially common in free-culture environments where companies provide…

The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), in its 20th session, has unanimously passed a resolution confirming Internet access being a fundamental human right. The resolution states that people should be able to express themselves…

One of the most comprehensive school level survey conducted by TCS finds that Indian children between age of 12 and 18 are quickly adopting new modes of networking using social platforms like Facebook and Twitter and tools like instant…

Notwithstanding the fact that the Internet has changed the world, there is a particular age segment which has been taken by storm – teenagers! Here's a no-nonsense look into how internet has affected the lives of Indian teenagers.…

Reliance Communications has always been forefront offering cheap rates, be it bundled phones or voice / internet tariffs. In yet another announcement, Reliance plans to have largest roll-out of affordable wireless internet service in over…

Few days back, I had written about how I am completely against restrictive or no Internet access given by companies to its employees under the reason of low productivity. While writing that post, I was trying to find if there was any survey…