FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -The first publicly available internet service in India was launched by state-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) on 15 August 1995. At the time, VSNL had a monopoly over international communications in the country and private enterprise was not permitted in the sector.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s ‘Telecom Man’ Brijendra K. Syngal, under whose guidance internet was introduced, recounts in a new book the pains VSNL went through to set up the system.

Detailed explanation-3: -A decade later, on 14 August 1995, commercial internet services were rolled out by the state-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL). A 15 August headline in The Times Of India read: “Independence Day to mean freedom with the Internet".

Detailed explanation-4: -BK Syngal served as the Chairman of VSNL and was unofficially referred to as the “bulldozer” because of his capacity to overcome administrative roadblocks.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first publicly available internet service in India was launched by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL). Gateway Internet Access Service (GIAS) is the internet service launched by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited. At its initial phase, the speed of the internet available in India was 9.6 kbit/s.