The Internet Service Providers Association
of India (ISPAI) was set up in 1998 with a
mission to 'Promote Internet for the benefit
of all'. ISPAI is the collective voice of
the ISP fraternity and by extension the
entire Internet community. Over the years
ISPAI has helped influence, shape and mould
the telecom policies, so that ISPs and
entrepreneurs in the business of Internet
can setup and grow their services in an
environment that is supportive and enabling.
In the last 10 years of it's existence, it
has been party to breaking down monopolistic
structures in telecom, bringing down
barriers to entry for ISPs. It helped shape
India from being a bandwidth hungry to a
bandwidth surplus country. it was the
competitive spirit of the ISP members of
ISPAI that, Internet access became so widely
and cost effectively available to our
countrymen. These very ISPs helped connect
India to the rest of the world so
effectively that today BPO and Call Centers
cannot but make their global presence felt
based on IP connectivity. India is today is
arguably amongst the top 10 countries of the
world in terms of the number of Internet
users.
Today ISPAI is the recognised apex body of Indian ISPs worldwide. ISPAI has
access to and interacts frequently with international bodies and platforms
and is frequently consulted by them on measures for future trends and growth
of Internet. It works closely with the Government, the Regulator as well as
the major Industry Chambers. It supports exchange of delegations, business
visitors from across the globe which provides ISP members a chance to
network widely and seek opportunities elsewhere too.
It's a platform for the Solution Provider's community such as Hardware and
Software manufacturer's and suppliers to gain easy access to their ISP
clients, promote their products and services through personal meetings and
through events supported or sponsored by ISPAI. |
