There is NO broadband access service in India

Someone said broadband access service in India is pathetic. Wrong. There is NO broadband access service in India. 256kbps does not make broadband. In the bellwether USA (at least, for Internet access services), 256kbps comes in what is termed as the “Narrowband service” range. Narrowband is rides atop a voice-grade vehicle. ISDN is a Narrowband service. Although the terms defy exact definition (not even the FCC is consistent in this regard), it is generally accepted that Narrowband access service is between 56 kbps and 1 Mbps and Broadband is above 1 Mbps (broadband maybe delivered via regular copper twisted pair - although more robust/closer to home/free of crap - or coaxial or fiber or wireless). There are ofcourse some (particularly the demanding geeks like us) who would push it even further by qualifying broadband access as something that not only delivers 1 meg+ but is also “always on” and “2-way”.
Coming back to the point about TRAI, they are just a bunch of tired old goons that are just “safehoused” for their service to the government - not to the people. Despite the occasional jaunts to ITU in Geneva, these grimy bureaucrats don’t really listen and learn there. We know why they go there. We are given shit and we have no choice. Pretty much like our film censor board. But we never complain about the bollywood, tollywood, etcwood trash, do we? We get what we pay for…. All the “Rung de Bas…” is just opium, isn’t it?