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Two steps to boost broadband usage

The first, fixing technology gaps, should be easy. The second warrants consideration for better services and to avoid undue disruption

Using spectrum for the common good

Service delivery is lost in pursuing auctions

A social contract for economic recovery

The case for cooperation on GST

Configuring India's digital ecosystem

Policies must favour consortiums of local players

Learning from the Army's ways

A template for cohesion and mutual respect

India's 'self-goal' in telecom

And urgent steps to avert a cascading crisis

The telecom crisis is an NPA problem

After interim relief for telecom, structural reforms must follow

Fix problems before complete failure

We need some real solutions on the ground

5G aspirations and realities

What the government can do for 5G and Digital India

Recapturing the commons

Regulations that facilitate infrastructure with appropriate public resource use will enhance productivity

Breaking out of the unproductive cycle

Start with root causes, listen to professionals, set the policy

A great start on Wi-Fi reforms

The 5 GHz regulations are exactly what we needed for a start. But we need a lot more, and not only from the DoT

Matching realities and aspirations

Leaving aside fixing the 'mountains' such as land acquisition, NPAs etc, here are some thoughts on systemic focus and action

The 2G judgment: What was it about?

The judgment provides a critique of how no proper evidence was presented on existence of an FCFS policy and its improper implementation

Shyam Ponappa: Cashlessness needs connectivity

And connectivity needs political and administrative convergence

Shyam Ponappa: Making the most of the cash crisis

The government needs to design incentives for greater cooperation, with disincentives to discourage defection

Shyam Ponappa: Essential services as industrial policy

Both effective delivery and policy facilitation should be used to provide essential services

Shyam Ponappa: A market structure for Digital India

In communications, if delivery is priced below the cost, the services will be unsustainable and ineffective

Shyam Ponappa: Digital India needs these policy changes

Appropriate policies will increase connectivity much more than spectrum auctions

Shyam Ponappa: To succeed, GST needs infrastructure

But that is just the starting point. India needs to think strategically about how its large market can be served