Backsliding without broadband

We are losing out on so much of our potential because of regulatory constraints

Not being permitted to use available spectrum in line with technological developments and global applications is like being deprived of access to the air around one. That our way-below-par broadband is not systematically addressed as a critically important way to provide requisite infrastructure to improve people’s lives is troubling. We lose out on the facilitation of education, healthcare, productivity, commerce, industry, government services, and entertainment. Is the government unaware of our deprivation? Surely, the authorities are capable of devising ways to use spectrum for the common good. Whatever other matters they are busy with, this is an area that should