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A brief history of the internet in India
  • Charles Assisi
  • Aug 15, 2020 6:08a.m.
  • Technology
A brief history of the internet in India

It’s the 25th anniversary of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) launching the first publicly available internet service in India. Charles Assisi recounts his early experience with the technology that killed distance and democratised knowledge

  • Read Time : 10 mins
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  • B Ramalinga Raju
  • VSNL
  • Ajit Balakrishnan
  • internet in India
  • Sify
  • Rajesh Jain
  • hotmail
  • ERNET
  • indiaworld
  • Rediff

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