Wide broadband network can bridge digital divide

The Fifth World Telecommunication Development Conference of International Telecommunication Union got underway in Hyderabad with a resolve to push the world community for faster rolling out of......

Worldwide mobile user base to touch 5 bn this year

The number of mobile phone subscribers will touch a staggering 5 billion worldwide this year from 2.2 billion in 2006, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). "The......

Raja pitches for framework to prevent misuse of IT

Union Minister for Information Technology and Communications A Raja has called for establishing an appropriate legal and regulatory environment to ensure optimum use of Information and......

Internet access is a fundamental right: Survey

Four in five people across 26 countries of the world, including India, believe that access to the Internet is a fundamental right, according to a recent poll. The survey of more than 27,000 adults......