Re:High-speed Wi-Fi rolls into 100th railway station in India
by abverma on Saturday December 24, 2016 @12:03AM
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>Sounds like there's room for a startup to provide a satisfactory internet service in your city.
Unfortunately in most cities, Airtel (India's biggest ISP) has a monopoly and the other local cable providers either cut the cables for other ISPs or either simply steal them (it was/is a major problem for BSNL, the state-owned ISP).
>Maybe also room for a startup that could keep your train station free of rats, monkeys and feces and trash.
The trouble here is that the railway contracts usually go to people who throw in a bribe to the station-master and the higher ups in the Railway Board. And of course, the contractors don't do their jobs properly because, well, people gotta earn some money.
Unfortunately in most cities, Airtel (India's biggest ISP) has a monopoly and the other local cable providers either cut the cables for other ISPs or either simply steal them (it was/is a major problem for BSNL, the state-owned ISP).
>Maybe also room for a startup that could keep your train station free of rats, monkeys and feces and trash.
The trouble here is that the railway contracts usually go to people who throw in a bribe to the station-master and the higher ups in the Railway Board. And of course, the contractors don't do their jobs properly because, well, people gotta earn some money.