innovative broadband project in India
All of the 21,000 villages in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh will soon have 100 Mbps Internet service. The state government sought private-sector bids for the project, contributed about 14% of project equity, provided free right-of-way permissions, and signed on as an anchor customer (40,000 government buildings connected for a fixed annual fee). The [...]
Tagged: broadband, India
end your morning with citizen journalism
Democracy depends on an active, informed citizenry that is not continuously angry, frustrated, or depressed. Citizen journalism, open source journalism, grass-roots journalism, the fifth estate, pajamas media — whatever you want to call it — has many potential public benefits. Not often recognized, but most importantly, it is a vital defender of public good humor. [...]
customer relations: old and new
Customer relations for the old teleco: how the company relates to its customers. Customer relations for the new communications service provider: the customers’ relations.
ARPUR: a business performance metric for presence in communication services
The largest share of value in communications services is the value of presence. How can communication services providers measure their performance in capturing this value? Average Revenue Per User’s Relation (ARPUR) is a practical measure of presence value. ARPUR is Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) divided by some measure of user’s interaction with other users [...]
YouTube and indecency
No nudity, no violence, no profanity — can you f@$%^&* believe this $#^+! YouTube has declared that the Galbi Brother’s Epic 800-Meter Challenge video “may contain content that is inappropriate for some users.” So they want all the sports fans to register before they watch the video (also available without registration here and here). Indecency [...]
Tagged: YouTube