INTERNET:
Just a network of networks? Or is it more…? The brainchild of ARPA and was first intended simply for Research & Development surpassed every conceivable thought or prediction in those times (the 1960s). Internet has grown with leaps n bounds and has been the rudimentary to development in the recent times and also has been the panacea of various quandaries.
However it has also bought about the emergence of the many internet Guru’s who have professed n extolled the great prowess of the internet and have painted it to be the very Phoenix of a new beginning. The picture thus drawn is of something invincible that is the panacea to almost anything n everything.
INFLUENCE:
Internet revolution that began early on in the United States n various other countries has now gained its stronghold in the Indian perspective. Still one wonder’s what will really be the future of it all…?
Does it confer to the same rules as anything new? The rule being that anything that is worth something develops and prospers and finally languishes to being a nondescript and common.
The same that happened with the Telephone or the Internal Combustion Engine!!!
But maybe it’s not the same thing because it has had a huge impact on almost every aspect of existence from common to the uncommon.
VIDESH SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED:
The Internet Service Provider (ISP) was one of the very first that was introduced during the development process, growth, expansion of the net & its prevalence in India.
It was introduced on a commercial basis in India and started providing Internet service’s in India and has been doing so since 15th August 1995.
It provides various types of connection’s the and services provided include:
Access to the Internet through –
PSTN dial Up access
PSTN Dedicated dial up access
ISDN dial up access
Leased line access
Web Hosting Service.
VSNL also provides additional services such as:
Free homepage to VSNL internet customer
Short e-mail Ids
Roaming facility to VSNL Internet customer both nationally & internationally.
E-mail pager facility.
(Aforementioned information about VSNL is that from the brochure it provides along-with the Internet connection).
THE SERVICE:
VSNL definitely had been the best ISP for quite sometime but with the advent in the demand it has certainly slackened and the service has been deteriorating ever since. Moreover with the emergence of various other ISP’s that have been pretty good in their service the VSNL clientele has reduced.
It seems that the earlier technique for the service provided by VSNL was meant for the middle, upper-middle class and rich people. But nowadays, due to the rising demand & awareness among almost all classes (almost all… because you can’t really consider the poor to be one of them) has made the price a bit steep.
Moreover as the service provided by other ISP’s is good as well as much cheaper than that of VSNL. VSNL adheres to the government rules of the office opening at 10 and closing at 5:00pm or the maximum of 6:00pm. The help also is not available 24 hours as Satyam Online & Mantra Online provides as such along with a few other service providers. However the range of operation these new sprung up ISP’s is not as wide as that of VSNL.
And also the response time on a comparative basis of VSNL is very poor to that of the other Internet Service Provider’s.
THEREFORE:
My conclusion about VSNL would be that it is good and provides a somewhat good service but it needs to pull up it’s socks and give the competition a good run for their money & service. VSNL despite being a government of India undertaking needs to brush up its work, response time, the servers, and the working in general or it will find that it is no longer in the run for the top/best...
A good & healthy competition is always good for a business enterprise as long as it realizes what it really needs to do and in many a cases it thrives as a result and maybe that’s precisely what VSNL needs.