The year 2020 reflects several milestones that have changed the lives of humans forever. In the Indian context, one can count a few: 150 years of the submarine or undersea copper cables, 40 years of use of satellites for domestic communications, and 25 years of cellular and internet. However, there is another important event that happened on 23 December 1947 and changed the world of electronics – the development of a transistor.
To me, except for the first one, all others appear as if it was yesterday. Frankly, I happened to be around at a crucial juncture of these technological changes, mostly directly. In fact, I continue to possess the playback of dial-in modem handshake and the tariff plans of internet connectivity circa 1995-99. However, all that is passé now and the COVID-19 has taken overall. It has turned the world upside down. Luckily, we had the connectivity and it has been the saving grace.
The early beginning
I am not going to discuss the subscription rate for the internet connection at the time of launch, because we did not want to understand the benefits or trade-off, of lower tariff rates and high volumes. We were also beaten to death about poor service, and the novelty euphoria, second independence day banner fliers in newspapers on 15 August 1995 editions in then Calcutta, turned into a nightmare after a few days of the introduction of the internet services.
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