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You missed out to mention the fact that the protesters first destroyed the cell towers and stole the generators and are now complaining about the internet being

You missed out to mention the fact that the protesters first destroyed the cell towers and stole the generators and are now complaining about the internet being cut. No cell tower == no cell service == no internet.

flik 6y ago
You missed to mention towers destroyed is only of Jio (primary beneficiary of these laws is parent company Reliance)
- bythckr 6y ago
  You know very well that not all companies have their own tower. The towers are shared.
  - srean 6y ago
    I don't think you are being honest in intent. Yes some towers are shared, but that would be irrelevant if the targets of vandalism weren't. No other carrier other than Jio and Reliance have made a large noise about damages to their infrastructure. This makes me believe that the other carriers were not affected. In any case the farmer protests have distanced themselves from such acts of vandalism and openly criticized them.
  - pankajdoharey 6y ago
    Nope Reliance has dedicated towers they dont share towers.
rdedev 6y ago
You missed out to mention that the cell towers were destroyed in punjab last month. I don't know what this has to do with internet being shut off in delhi https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/farmers-protest-telecom-towers-jio-damaged-punjab-1753960-2020-12-28 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/farmers-protest-teleco...
davchana 6y ago
You failed (conveniently or not) to mention that that cell tower damage was in Punjab, about 350 kilometers away from the current protest site. Nobody stole the generators, but yes, the wires were cut. > No cell tower == no cell service == no internet. Are you implying that this internet shutdown in Delhi protest area has nothing to do with Government Orders?
- bythckr 6y ago
  No, first the towers in Punjab were attacked and when the company refused to replace the tower and cut service. The towers in Delhi was also attacked as protest. Jio is demanding compensation to replace the towers. It's no cheap to replace a tower and someone has to pay up. The Govt has declined to pay for the tower. The protestors have blamed it on some rouge elements that infiltrated the protest. Some towers were managed by ZTE or some related Chinese entity that is also stuck in a limbo due to the Chinese ban and now they are seeking compensation for damaged towers as a way to recoupe their investments. Which is another reason why Govt wants to break this trend of paying for towers damaged by the protesters. Ofcourse, none of this news can be authenticated. There are also claims that cell service was blocked in Delhi for the protestors as retaliation for destroying the towers in Punjab by the protestors. As the towers damaged in Delhi seems to collateral to the protest commotions rather than targeted attacks and less in numbers.
  - davchana 6y ago
    Would love to see a news source about tower damage in Delhi. Even then, there are Airtel, BSNL, Vodafone (?) & some others too. Not every tower is shared. & private property damaged by any mob is I think never paid by government (that would take like million years). Most of this is insured. I still believe that this was just a blackout ordered by Government. Same way it has ordered porn sites ban, & many other blackouts. I remember in 2018 my district in Punjab was blacked out of any network for 3 days, & when we drove across Satluj to Ludhiana, all networks were fine.

flik 6y ago

You missed to mention towers destroyed is only of Jio (primary beneficiary of these laws is parent company Reliance)

bythckr 6y ago
You know very well that not all companies have their own tower. The towers are shared.
- srean 6y ago
  I don't think you are being honest in intent. Yes some towers are shared, but that would be irrelevant if the targets of vandalism weren't. No other carrier other than Jio and Reliance have made a large noise about damages to their infrastructure. This makes me believe that the other carriers were not affected. In any case the farmer protests have distanced themselves from such acts of vandalism and openly criticized them.
- pankajdoharey 6y ago
  Nope Reliance has dedicated towers they dont share towers.

rdedev 6y ago

You missed out to mention that the cell towers were destroyed in punjab last month. I don't know what this has to do with internet being shut off in delhi https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/farmers-protest-telecom-towers-jio-damaged-punjab-1753960-2020-12-28 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/farmers-protest-teleco...

davchana 6y ago

You failed (conveniently or not) to mention that that cell tower damage was in Punjab, about 350 kilometers away from the current protest site. Nobody stole the generators, but yes, the wires were cut. > No cell tower == no cell service == no internet. Are you implying that this internet shutdown in Delhi protest area has nothing to do with Government Orders?

bythckr 6y ago
No, first the towers in Punjab were attacked and when the company refused to replace the tower and cut service. The towers in Delhi was also attacked as protest. Jio is demanding compensation to replace the towers. It's no cheap to replace a tower and someone has to pay up. The Govt has declined to pay for the tower. The protestors have blamed it on some rouge elements that infiltrated the protest. Some towers were managed by ZTE or some related Chinese entity that is also stuck in a limbo due to the Chinese ban and now they are seeking compensation for damaged towers as a way to recoupe their investments. Which is another reason why Govt wants to break this trend of paying for towers damaged by the protesters. Ofcourse, none of this news can be authenticated. There are also claims that cell service was blocked in Delhi for the protestors as retaliation for destroying the towers in Punjab by the protestors. As the towers damaged in Delhi seems to collateral to the protest commotions rather than targeted attacks and less in numbers.
- davchana 6y ago
  Would love to see a news source about tower damage in Delhi. Even then, there are Airtel, BSNL, Vodafone (?) & some others too. Not every tower is shared. & private property damaged by any mob is I think never paid by government (that would take like million years). Most of this is insured. I still believe that this was just a blackout ordered by Government. Same way it has ordered porn sites ban, & many other blackouts. I remember in 2018 my district in Punjab was blacked out of any network for 3 days, & when we drove across Satluj to Ludhiana, all networks were fine.