India’s internet shutdowns have cost its businesses billions of dollars

India’s internet shutdowns have cost its businesses billions of dollars

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https://thenextweb.com/in/2019/12/24/indias-internet-shutdowns-have-cost-its-businesses-billions-of-dollars/

Amidst nationwide protests against new and upcoming citizenship laws in India, Firstpost reports that internet shutdowns — presently being used as a tool by the government to quell unrest in some states — are costing businesses across the country a pretty penny.

According to Firstpost’s calculations, mobile carriers lose about $1 million on average every three hours for each of the 22 circles (regions) they operate in. A telecom industry group known as the Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI) estimates that other businesses in each circle where a shutdown is imposed loses about half that during the same time period.

India’s internet shutdowns have cost its businesses billions of dollars

Dec 24, 2019, 8:15am UTC
https://thenextweb.com/in/2019/12/24/indias-internet-shutdowns-have-cost-its-businesses-billions-of-dollars/ > Amidst nationwide protests against new and upcoming citizenship laws in India, Firstpost reports that internet shutdowns — presently being used as a tool by the government to quell unrest in some states — are costing businesses across the country a pretty penny. > According to Firstpost’s calculations, mobile carriers lose about $1 million on average every three hours for each of the 22 circles (regions) they operate in. A telecom industry group known as the Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI) estimates that other businesses in each circle where a shutdown is imposed loses about half that during the same time period.