ISPAI Internet Service Providers Association of India Cordially

ISPAI Internet Service Providers Association of India Cordially invites you to APNIC 24 Open Policy Meeting Held together with SANOG-10 29 Aug -7 Sep 2007 At Hotel Intercontinental Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place New Delhi, INDIA For details pls contact : puneet @ispai. in / info@sanog. org www. sanog. org / www. ispai. in

APNIC - 24 Venue Hotel ‘Intercontinental’ The Grand situated at Connaught Place, New Delhi 110 001. www. ichotelsgroup. com 2

HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL Ø 5* Deluxe hotel under the flagship of Intercontinental in the heart of the city. Ø 24 k. m. from International Airport & 18 k. m. from Domestic Airport. Ø 10 Conference Halls/Board Rooms. Ø 400 Rooms & Suites with Internet Connectivity & other facilities. Ø Restaurant, Bar, Coffee Shop, Gym, Swimming Pool etc. Ø Rooms Tariff starts from Rs. 8500/- ($180) incl. Taxes, B/f, especially for APNIC-SANOG. 3

Budget Hotels in the vicinity Room Tariff ranges between US$ 50 -100 Hotel Marina, Hotel Jukaso Inn Hotel Centre Point Hotel Madonna Hotel Arpit Palace Maharani Guest House 4

FLIGHTS TO NEW DELHI Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Air India & Indian Airlines China Airlines Druke Air Pakistan International Airlines Royal Nepal Airlines Sri-Lanka Airlines Malaysian Airlines Thai Airways Singapore Airlines Bristish Airways Austrian Airlines Qatar Airways Lufthansa Qantas Finair Jet Airways Sahara Airlines About half a dozen domestic airlines 5

VISA INFORMATION http: //passport. nic. in Ø Visa is not required for residents of Nepal, Bhutan. For Maldives only if staying up-to 90 days) Ø For others following visas are available from the Indian Missions abroad: Ø Tourist ; Business ; Conference ; Transit ; Student ; Journalist; Employment; Missionaries. Ø VISA Fees varies from US $ 5 – 100. Documents Required : Ø A letter from your sponsoring organization mentioning the nature of business, probable duration of stay with itinerary. Ø A guarantee to meet all expenses incurred during your stay. Ø 2 passport size photographs. 6

GENERAL INFORMATION Whether Ø During Aug-Sep whether remains around 35 degree Celsius with humidity about 55 -65. Ø It will be a end of Monsoon. Transportation Ø Pre-Paid, Meter Cabs are available from Airport, Hotel Ø For budget journey or small distance ‘Auto-Rickshaw Three wheelers’ are available. Ø On select routes Metro Rail is available. Ø Deluxe AC Buses are available for Local around Delhi Site Tour 7

HOST CITY – NEW DELHI Ø Conveniently connected with direct flights from all major cities and countries across the globe. Ø Capital & Seat of Policy makers, Regulators and also an Intellectual, Commercial IT & Industrial hub. Ø Fantastic shopping destination. Ø Pink City- Jaipur and Taj Mahal – Agra or mighty Himalayan Mountains are about 200 -300 km from New Delhi. Ø Temperature stands around 35 o. C during Aug-Sep with fairly high humidity. 8

PLACES OF ATTRACTION Qutab Minar (20 KM ) 9

Red Fort - Seat of Mughal Empire (6 KM) 10

Humayun Tomb (7 KM) 11

India Gate War Memorial (3 KM ) 12

Jama Masjid - Historical Mosque (6 KM ) 13

Lotus Temple (16 KM) 14

ABOUT ISPAI Ø Registered Association under Societies Registration Act of India. Ø Non-profit, Non-government organization. Ø Apex Body of ISPs in India. 15

ISPAI MISSION To Promote Internet/Broadband for Benefit of All Objectives Ø Achieve 40 million Internet/Broadband Connections by 2010 Ø Promote Internet as growth engine for the Economy Ø Promote & Propagate Internet friendly Environment Ø Promote Policies & Regulations for the benefit of ISPs 16

ROLE IN TELECOM REFORMS ISPAI played vital role in : Ø Preparing policy for Internet for privatization of Internet Services in 1998. Ø Influenced opening of private Satellite and Submarine International Gateways. Ø Internet Telephony in April 2002 Ø Policies leading to IUC, Infrastructure Sharing, Inter-circle connectivity, Spectrum allocation, NTP 99, etc. 17

ROLE IN TELECOM REFORMS …contd… ISPAI was involved in framing up of policies for : Ø Information Technology Act 2000. Ø Digital Signatures Policy. Ø Broadband Policy 2004. Ø Availability and Reduction of prices of International & Domestic Bandwidth Tariffs 18

ISPAI WORKS CLOSELY WITH Ø Department of Telecommunications, Ø Department of Information Technology, Ø Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Ø Industry Associated Chambers - CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM etc. Ø Member of National Council of Telecom & Convergence of all Industry Associations. Ø Member of high level Sub-Committees/Groups 19

ABOUT INTERNET INDUSTRY Ø ISP license holders 380 + Ø Operational ISPs 135 Ø Number of ITSP Licensees 127 Ø Number of operational ITSP 32 Ø Internet Telephony Minutes - >80 million per quarter …contd…. 20

ABOUT INTERNET INDUSTRY Total No. of Ø Mar ‘ 99 Ø Mar ’ 00 Ø Mar ‘ 01 Ø Mar ‘ 02 Ø Mar ‘ 03 Ø Mar ‘ 04 Ø Mar ’ 05 Ø Mar ’ 06 Ø Sep ’ 06 Subscribers (Millions). 28. 9 3. 0 3. 2 3. 6 4. 5 5. 5 6. 9 8. 8 Market Share of 5 major ISPs Ø Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd Ø Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd. Ø Sify Ltd. Ø Bhati Airtel Ltd. Ø Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Users (Millions) 1. 4 4. 5 18 20 22 27 33 42 53 44% 19% 10. 75% 6. 5% 5. 6% 21

ABOUT INTERNET INDUSTRY Leased Lines Connectivity Cyber Cafes/Kiosks (franchised) Cyber Cafes/Kiosks (Non-franchised) Broadband Connections >=256 Kbps Average minutes of use per subscribers/month ARPU Annual Revenue 18, 800+ 8, 800 100, 000 1. 8 million 185 minutes Rs. 220 p. m. Rs. 16000 million ($ 375 million) 22

OPPORTUNITIES Ø 180 million telephone connections (mobile + fixed line) Ø 62 million cable TV connections Ø 100, 000 Cyber café/Kiosks Ø Wi-fi and Wi-Max Technology startups Ø Mobile Internet to grow Ø DSL / Cable largely used for Broadband currently Ø Pilots of Broadband over Power-line 24

DRIVERS TO THE GROWTH Ø 75% of India remains to be tapped Ø e-learning, Tele-medicine, e-Gov applications. Ø Local Language Internet will be in demand Ø Entertainment / Games / Video on Demand Ø Content in Local / Regional Languages 25

MAJOR INITIATIVES Setting up of NIXI Ø Not for profit, Neutral Exchange. Ø An example of public-private partnership. Registry for. IN cc. TLD Ø Registered 220 K names so far. Ø 44 Registrars across the globe. 26

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