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Message: <blockquote data-quote="radiax" data-source="post: 14975393" data-attributes="member: 63803">Fixed Broadband Charges: Sri Lanka ranks world’s lowest                                                                          Sri  Lanka has been placed as No 1 in the world, with the lowest entry level  fixed broadband charges, according to a report published recently by  the International Telecommunication Union (ITU report- Measuring the  Information society 2012) Sri  Lanka is also one of the first countries in the world to narrow the gap  between the bandwidth offered to the subscriber and the actual speed it  is delivered.   The  high speed broadband (HSBB) access services such as ADSL, WiMAX and 4G  LTE are three major fixed broadband technologies available in Sri Lanka.  Among them, ADSL has the biggest market share while WiMAX and 4G LTE  hold the rest of the market share in fixed-broadband services. 4G LTE  (TDD) rollout has now commenced in the country and its availability is  still limited to a select number of people in urban areas.  Commenting  on this achievement the Director General of TRCSL Mr. Anusha Palpita  said, “Sri Lanka has achieved this global rating in broadband charges  within a short time after initiatives were taken to ensure value for  money to the subscribers for the services they receive. It reflects the  success of strategic measures adopted by the TRCSL in the process of  making high speed broadband affordable and a ubiquitous commodity in Sri  Lanka. In restricting the entry level broadband to a price affordable  to a large segment of the population, the lead that TRCSL is giving in  this regard can be expected to be followed as a role model by  Telecommunications Regulatory Authorities in other countries” “The  Government’s vision is to transform and develop Sri Lanka to become a  leading supplier of digital goods and services to the world. Hence this  listing by ITU would be a good precedent and motivation to achieve  success in other fields, and it also becomes helpful in making  comparisons and assessing the success of strategies adopted by TRCSL”  said Mr. Anusha Palpita. Sri  Lanka celebrates its first decade in broadband operations this year.   It must be noted that until the year 2010 Sri Lanka’s fixed broadband  market was in a stagnant state. Having assessed properly its role as the  national regulator, TRCSL then proceeded from year 2010 to stimulate  competition among operators in the fixed broadband market effectively  despite the fact that the country has a less number of players in the  market, compared to the mobile broadband market. It is now a high  priority objective of the TRCSL to make broadband services affordable  while improving its quality to ensure satisfactory results from the  perspective of the user. We  are encouraged by this new ranking and we will redouble our efforts to  boost the availability of fixed broadband services especially in areas  where people do not have access to the Internet, while at the same time  making the cost of access to broadband relatively inexpensive. Broadband  services constitute a catalyst in socio-economic development, a reality  recognized globally. Broadband helps to raise the IT literacy rate in  the country and thereby contribute significantly towards making Sri  Lanka a hub in the region that is empowered with information  technology.   Until  recently 512kbps was the highest speed available for residential fixed  broadband subscribers in the country. Apart from the low capacity  bandwidth of the service, users have undergone many difficulties when  using the Internet during busy hours, especially when accessing the  content hosted from overseas. The speed tests were conducted by the TRCL  broadband monitoring unit (TRCSL-BMU) in 2010 and it detected extremely  low speeds in fixed broadband services in the range of 10% of the total  capacity. Corrective measures were then taken by TRCSL and consequently  speed levels have improved up to a level of 80%. Services in the range  of, say, 512kbps have become obsolete and now speeds ranging from 4Mbps  to 8Mbps have become a standard service in residential areas.  The  TRCSL has successfully effected a distinct change in the fixed  broadband market - from stagnant to vibrant market within a period of  three years.  The carefully planned strategy of improving quality,  reducing prices and creating healthy competition leading to overall  success gives confidence to the TRCSL to venture out further and take  this improved service to the doorstep of the rural community. WTF JUST HAPPENED?<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /> source:TRCSL expensive internet prices around the world (not SL cuz we have the cheapest) <img src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18mmly05fihgrjpg/k-bigpic.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://cdn.infographicsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/internet-speed-and-costs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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