ISPs in India

•Seven Major ISPs in India
•Education & Research NETwork ­ ERNET (1988­1989)
CUG, Network Interconnections Only, 9600 bps and above
•National Informatics Centre NETwork ­ NICNET/RENNIC (1994)
CUG, User Accounts + NI, 1200 bps to 9600 bps
•Gateway Internet Access Services ­ GIAS (1995)
Public Network, User Accounts + NI, 9600 bps to 128 Kbps
•Department of Telecom DoT (1998)
GIAS Franchisees
•MTNL (1998)
Public Network, User Accounts, NI, 64 Kbps
•Satyam Online ­ (1999)
Public Network, User Accounts
•Mantra Online ­ (1999)
Public Network, User Accounts

The Internet

•A Logical, Global Meta Network of computer networks
•A physical maze and a functional wonder
•A virtual information store
•A comprehensive communication infrastructure
•A global arena for the ``hack­tics''
•The BEST instance of a cooperative movement
•From the ``Idiot Box'' to ``Notebook''