IT Budget Reports
ISPs want to be on par with cell
companies
THE entry of private players in the internet access business has
resulted in a sharp fall in access rates during the year. The
subscriber base grew steadily to 2.5 million by December 2000 from
one million in March 2000.
Nourish the golden goose ...
PROPONENTS of the old economy complain that the Union budget is
usually biased in favour of software. But software moghuls say if
this golden goose has to continue growing at a scorching pace to
reach the $50bn export mark by ‘08, vital issues need to be
addressed immediately. These issues are: infrastructure and
education.
... but go soft on ‘step-child’
“IN every budget it is the software sector which gets the sops. The
hardware sector is the step-child of the IT industry,” says a
hardware vendor, pretty much summing up the mood of the industry.
BUDGET 2001
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