Wish List for Broandband In Pakistan
We have often talked about the sad state of affairs of Broadband in Pakistan here. Well, KO wrote an open letterto Internet Service Providers (ISPs) of Pakistan in Dec 2004 which was published in Spider magazine. I wanted to share it here because as KO says, Sadly, it’s just as valid today.Yes, most of it is, though for some of us things have improved a tiny bit with increased competition and lower prices. Since broadband situation varies significantly by location, the digital divide within Pakistan is huge as well.
My summarized version of the Wish List follows. Read the full and original version at Wired Pakistan.
1)Reliable and fast Internet service
2) My concern is not the means through which you offer that service, but the quality of the service which I receiveÂ
3) Future plans – I want broadband in the future at lower prices
4) Offer high speeds for LOCAL usage. For example, if I want to transfer data between two computers connected to your local network, I should be able to do so at a minimum of 1MBPS
5) Provide mirrors and local content servers.
6)The days of 15MB and lower mailboxes are long gone. Look into providing larger sized mailboxes and/or web space.
7)Provide a page on your website with the status of your Internet links
8) Provide some sort of customer forums, or online support system
9) Your policy regards VOIP should be clear
10) Start thinking about Video (conferencing) and how your network will cope under video traffic load
11) Provide more Pakistani content
12) Wireless is the only way to provide service to the poor, what are you doing about it?
Do you have anything to add to this list?
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