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Arun Mehta | 1 Jan 2005 05:39
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the Internet and radio in Tsunami info

http://www.dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=BHOPAL&file_name=bhopal1%2Etxt&counter_img=1
> Internet enthusiasts in South Asia and South-East Asia have been constantly updating the "Indian Ocean
Earthquake" category of the online Wikipedia Project with first hand information. The website
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake) has by now become the most
exhaustive technical document on the tsunami. For the uninitiated, Wikipedia is a free online
encyclopedia, which anyone can edit to add or modify information. The concept is protected under the GNU
General Public License governing all open source software.
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> Terming the role of the Internet in the tsunami relief work as "interesting", Frederick Norhona of the
"Bytes for All" movement in a conversation with The Pioneer said, "The tragedy has revealed what a minimal
reach of the Internet can do in disaster management. Had the penetration of radio been more in India and had
community radio been legalised, many more lives could have been saved."

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Arun Mehta | 2 Jan 2005 05:04
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poor Airtel service in Kasmir


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*10 lawyers sue Airtel for ‘poor services’*
Naseer A Ganai
Srinagar, Dec 19: The Consumer Protection Court here has received 
complaint from 10 lawyers who have sought compensation of Rs 30,000 each 
and litigation charges of Rs 50,000 from cell phone company Airtel for 
"unsatisfactory service". The court has admitted the complaint and 
issued notice to the company. The case will come up for hearing on 
December 29.
The complaint says the company projected itself as number one mobile 
service provider in India before commencing its operation in the state. 
Later, the complaint says, when the company opened its outlets in the 
state it launched massive advertisement campaign promising its 
prospective subscribers quality service.
The advertisement campaign, the complaint says, motivated huge chunk of 
population including complainants to visit the outlets of the company 
for booking to avail the cellular service. The complainants completed 
other formalities and paid fee on September 24. And they were provided a 
welcome-kit and SIM card with an assurance that the SIM card will be 
activated after formal launch of the services in the state.
The complainants said that the company launched their services formally 
on October 21 and activated SIM cards in phased manner. However, they 
said, the services were unsatisfactory and of poor quality.
They said the company in the booklet had assured that all incoming calls 
were free. However, they said, they were surprised when they heard this 
service was only for Airtel to Airtel calls. They said it was very 
difficult from Airtel to access other cellular services.
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Suhit Anantula | 2 Jan 2005 06:55
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SMS-E-mail-RSS

Hi All:

I am Suhit Anantula from Hyd India. I have been a member of this
group for sometime but this is my first e-mail to the group.

I am working with the team at http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com/ or
the SEA-EAT blog (I am sure you guys must have heard about it).

One of the guys, Rohit Gupta is running a parallel site
http://desimediabitch.blogspot.com where he is updating SMSes onto
the website.

What we would like to do is automate the whole process. Is it
possible to send a SMS to a e-mail and then convert that to a RSS
feed.

This will automate the process and make it easier to maintain
something like this.

Looking forward,
Suhit

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Suresh Ramasubramanian | 2 Jan 2005 07:07
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Re: SMS-E-mail-RSS

Suhit Anantula wrote:
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> What we would like to do is automate the whole process. Is it
> possible to send a SMS to a e-mail and then convert that to a RSS
> feed.
> 

Livejournal allows you to send sms / mms messages to it that are 
converted to blog posts

livejournal blogs can be syndicated as rss / atom feeds.
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Pankaj kaushal | 2 Jan 2005 07:10

Re: SMS-E-mail-RSS

Suhit Anantula wrote:

> What we would like to do is automate the whole process. Is it
> possible to send a SMS to a e-mail and then convert that to a RSS
> feed.

AFAIK nokia has a API which gnokia supports. Take a look at that, you 
might easily be able to write a script which posts directly to the blog 
by connecting a nokia phone (which recives all the SMS's) to a linux box.

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Suhit Anantula | 2 Jan 2005 07:11
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Re: SMS-E-mail-RSS

Thanks Pankaj and Suresh:

I am checking live journal...it seems easy to start with..

Will get back if I need anything...

Thanks,
Suhit
--- Pankaj kaushal <penguinhead@...> wrote:

> Suhit Anantula wrote:
> 
> > What we would like to do is automate the whole process. Is it
> > possible to send a SMS to a e-mail and then convert that to a
> RSS
> > feed.
> 
> AFAIK nokia has a API which gnokia supports. Take a look at that,
> you 
> might easily be able to write a script which posts directly to the
> blog 
> by connecting a nokia phone (which recives all the SMS's) to a
> linux box.
> 
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> If the meanings of "true" and "false" were switched,
> then this sentence would not be false.
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Premshree Pillai | 2 Jan 2005 10:39
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Re: SMS-E-mail-RSS

On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 11:37:42 +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian
<suresh@...> wrote:
> Suhit Anantula wrote:
> >
> > What we would like to do is automate the whole process. Is it
> > possible to send a SMS to a e-mail and then convert that to a RSS
> > feed.
> >
> 
> Livejournal allows you to send sms / mms messages to it that are
> converted to blog posts

This "post-by-email" feature is available only to paid users.

You could setup your own gateway, though. See
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jace/303266.html

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Arun Mehta | 3 Jan 2005 06:45
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Joel on Software - Stop worrying about all the jobs going to India

his advice to students...
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html
> Stop worrying about all the jobs going to India.
> 
> Well, OK, first of all, if you're already in India, you never really had to worry about this, so don't even
start worrying about all the jobs going to India. They're wonderful jobs, enjoy them in good health.
> 
> But I keep hearing that enrollment in CS departments is dropping perilously, and one reason I hear for it is
"students are afraid to go into a field where all the jobs are going to India." That's so wrong for so many
reasons. First, trying to choose a career based on a current business fad is foolish. Second, programming
is incredibly good training for all kinds of fabulously interesting jobs, such as business process
engineering, even if every single programming job does go to India and China. Third, and trust me on this,
there's still an incredible shortage of the really good programmers, here and in India. Yes, there are a
bunch of out of work IT people making a lot of noise about how long they've been out of work, but you know what?
At the risk of pissing them off, really good programmers do have jobs. Fourth, you got any better ideas?
What are you going to do, major in History? Th
 en you'll have no choice but to go to law school. And there's one thing I do know: 99% of
 working lawyers hate their jobs, hate every waking minute of it, and they're working 90 hour weeks, too.
Like I said: if you love to program computers, count your blessings: you are in a very fortunate minority of
people who can make a great living doing work they love.
> 
> Anyway, I don't think students really think about this. The drop in CS enrollment is merely a resumption of
historically normal levels after a big bubble in enrollment caused by dotcom mania. That bubble
consisted of people who didn't really like programming but thought the sexy high paid jobs and the chances
to IPO at age 24 were to be found in the CS department. Those people, thankfully, are long gone.

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Arun Mehta | 3 Jan 2005 06:55
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MTNL gets additional spectrum, Reliance and Tatas don't

Once again, the MTNL/BSNL crowd is using policy as a competitive 
weapon against its competitors. True, Reliance and the Tatas 
haven't done much rural telecom -- but who says MTNL has? For 
that matter, even the GSM operators have not done anything 
significant in rural telecom. BSNL too has been increasingly 
falling behind in this area, as it seeks to compete aggressively 
in the cities.
Arun
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050103/asp/business/story_4205263.asp
Spectrum spat before Trai
- Reliance, Tata Indicom to appeal against freeze
M. RAJENDRAN

New Delhi, Jan. 2: Telecom operators using code division multiple 
access (CDMA) technology like Reliance Infocomm and Tata Indicom 
will approach the telecom regulator against the directive by the 
Wireless Planning Commission (WPC) that blocks issue of any 
additional spectrum unless they meet subscriber targets using the 
existing spectrum available with them.

Spectrum are airwaves on which the calls and data travel that we 
send and receive from our telephones, mobile and internet.

The WPC in an order issued on December 10 has pointed out that 
CDMA operators’ existing subscriber base does not justify their 
demand for additional spectrum beyond 5 megahertz (Mhz). The WPC 
is a nodal agency of the communications ministry that recommends 
the allocation of spectrum.
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Arun Mehta | 3 Jan 2005 07:05
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BSNL against niche operators

BSNL wants the world to remain the same -- everyone pays it ADC, 
so it can do some token telecom in rural areas, but basically use 
all this subsidy to kill its urban competitors.

BSNL doesn't seem to have any clue, that there is now a new kind 
of telecom possible, one which doesn't require large telcos. The 
age of the vertically integrated telco may be past, but as long 
as BSNL can skew the level playing field through regulatory 
means, it hopes to continue living in the 19th century world of 
the Indian Telegraph Act.
Arun
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BSNL against TRAI on niche operatorAdd to Clippings

PTI[ SUNDAY, JANUARY 02, 2005 04:24:32 PM]
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NEW DELHI: India's largest telecom operator BSNL has opposed the 
concept of 'niche operator' as proposed by TRAI for pushing the 
rural telecom connectivity.

The concept of niche operator is beyond the scope of NTP-99 and 
is not a commercially viable proposition in a sector where 
competition is intense, where volume alone drives the cost to 
make services competitive and commercially viable, BSNL said in a 
representation to TRAI which had sought opinions on the matter 
from the stakeholders.

"Without any substantial volumes in the services offered by the
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