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Each Indian should has a right to a high-speed dependable Internet connection

High-speed dependable Internet connection! That’s not such a huge ask. As a nation, we have among the highest number of Internet users in the world. We love those forwards of our technological prowess and command over information technology being way ahead of many developed nations. It’s a moment of Indian pride. And we love it. Then, when all the hype has settled down, once we move out, reality strikes. The highways and the information highways tend to slow you down. More people, more vehicles. More people, more data packets. Coupled with an optimistic economic appetite, citizens are willing and able to get online. We have a choice. To accept that we are too many of us. And hence accept a fall in the quality of service. You can either serve numbers or deliver quality. Whenever someone watches a Taher Shah video, I think to myself, is this why everyone cringes over their Internet bandwidth? India is also peculiar. A trait that highlights its emerging reality. Most users in India...