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| founders = [[Rajeev Arora]] [[R Ramaraj]] [[Dr. V K Garg]] [[Amitabh Singhal]] [[Saumendra Mohanty]] [[Vishnu Arya]] [[Vijay K. Gupta]] [[Rajesh Chharia]] [[Moin Kagazi]]

| founders = [[Rajeev Arora]] [[Rajasekhar Ramaraj]] [[Dr. V K Garg]] [[Amitabh Singhal]] [[Saumendra Mohanty]] [[Vishnu Arya]] [[Vijay K. Gupta]] [[Rajesh Chharia]] [[Moin Kagazi]]

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| headquarters = 612- A, Chiranjiv Tower,

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'''The Internet Service Providers Association of India''' is an organization that represents the interests of [[ISP|Internet Service Providers]] (ISPs) in India by participating and working closely with the Indian government in shaping the telecommunication policies in India as well as with international organizations involved in the growth and development of the Internet, such as [[ICANN]]. It was founded in 1998 by several Internet stakeholders in India.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/ www.ispai.in]</ref>

==Mission==

===Mission===

The main objective of the association is to promote the use of ~~internet~~ and broadband to everybody in India. <ref>[http://www.ispai.in/aims-Objective.php Mission]</ref> It also aimed to achieve the objectives for 2010 such as:

The main objective of the association is to promote the use of Internet and broadband to everybody in India.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/aims-Objective.php Mission]</ref> It also aimed to achieve the objectives for 2010, such as:

* Establishment of 20 million broadband and 40 million ~~internet~~ connections

* Establishment of 20 million broadband and 40 million Internet connections

* Generate employment opportunities

* Provide an ~~internet~~ platform to enhance the country's IT and IT enabled software services and achieve the $80 billion IT development target

* Provide an Internet platform to enhance the country's IT and IT enabled software services and achieve the $80 billion IT development target

* Create a growth oriented and profitable environment for the country's ~~internet~~ industry

* Create a growth oriented and profitable environment for the country's Internet industry

* Coordinate and Partner with national and international organizations regarding the best practices and latest technologies in the industry

==Achievements==

===Achievements===

One of the significant achievements of the Internet Service Providers Association of India is the establishment of the National Internet Exchange of India ([[NIXI]]) to facilitate the neutral ~~internet~~ exchange of ~~internet~~ traffic between ISPs in the country.<ref>[http://nixi.in/ Nixi.in]</ref> It also initiated policy developments benefiting the ISPs such as the waiver for interconnect fee, removal of 8 Mbps bandwidth on international gateways, privatization of international gateways using foreign satellites and the provisioning of infrastructure facilities to ISPs, the adoption of a self-regulatory conduct accepted and followed by the members of the association and many others.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/achievements.php Achievements]</ref>

One of the significant achievements of the Internet Service Providers Association of India is the establishment of the [[NIXI|National Internet Exchange of India]] (NIXI) to facilitate the neutral exchange of Internet traffic between ISPs in the country.<ref>[http://nixi.in/ Nixi.in]</ref> It also initiated policy developments benefiting the ISPs, such as the waiver for interconnect fee, removal of 8 Mbps bandwidth on international gateways, privatization of international gateways using foreign satellites and the provisioning of infrastructure facilities to ISPs, the adoption of a self-regulatory conduct accepted and followed by the members of the association, and many others.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/achievements.php Achievements]</ref>

==Internet Service Providers Association India and ICANN==

In 2006, the association expressed its concern regarding the scarcity of [[IPv4]] name space which ~~might become a hindrance to~~ the growth of ~~internet~~ in India. When [[ICANN]] and [[IANA]] announced ~~its~~ proposal to allocate sufficient number of [[IPv6]] address space to [[RIR]]s for a minimum of 36 months instead of 18 months to support their registration needs, the Internet Service Providers Association of India strongly supported the plan.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/ipv6-policy/msg00001.html forum.icann.org]</ref>

In 2006, the association expressed its concern regarding the scarcity of [[IPv4]] name space, which threatened the growth of the Internet in India. When [[ICANN]] and [[IANA]] announced their proposal to allocate a sufficient number of [[IPv6]] address space to [[RIR]]s for a minimum of 36 months instead of 18 months to support their registration needs, the Internet Service Providers Association of India strongly supported the plan.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/ipv6-policy/msg00001.html forum.icann.org]</ref>

[[Rajesh Chharia]], president of Internet Service Providers Association of India recently expressed his support regarding the [[ICANN Board]]'s approval on the increase of [[~~gLTD~~]]'s extensions during the [[ICANN Meeting]] ~~in Singapore~~. Chharia said that the decision will benefit the entire ~~internet~~ community not just companies ~~as well as~~ regions and cities ~~which~~ will be able to use more relevant domain name extensions.<ref>[http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/390730/icann_approves_change_internet_domain_name_system/ www.pcworld.idg.com]</ref>

[[Rajesh Chharia]], president of Internet Service Providers Association of India, recently expressed his support regarding the [[ICANN Board]]'s approval on the increase of [[gTLD]]'s extensions during the [[ICANN Singapore|ICANN Meeting in Singapore]]. Chharia said that the decision will benefit the entire Internet community, not just companies, but also regions and cities that will be able to use more relevant domain name extensions.<ref>[http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/390730/icann_approves_change_internet_domain_name_system/ www.pcworld.idg.com]</ref>

Some of the Executive Council members of the association are active participants to the activities and meetings of ICANN ~~which include~~ [[Naresh Ajwani]] serves as representative of India to ICANN's Address Supporting Organization ([[ASO]]) and to the Number Resource Organization ([[NRO]])<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/newsView.php?newsId=46 India's Representative on ICANN]</ref> ~~while~~ [[Brajesh Jain]] is also an active participant to ICANN meetings <ref>[https://www.registration123.com/reports/saved.cfm?r=%24*%40T%24V%20%20%20%0A www.registration123.com]</ref> [[ISOC]], [[APNIC]], and [[APRICOT]].

Some of the Executive Council members of the association are active participants in the activities and meetings of ICANN; including, [[Naresh Ajwani]], who serves as representative of India to ICANN's [[ASO|Address Supporting Organization]] (ASO) and to the [[NRO|Number Resource Organization]] (NRO),<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/newsView.php?newsId=46 India's Representative on ICANN]</ref> and [[Brajesh Jain]] is also an active participant to ICANN meetings,<ref>[https://www.registration123.com/reports/saved.cfm?r=%24*%40T%24V%20%20%20%0A www.registration123.com]</ref> [[ISOC]], [[APNIC]], and [[APRICOT]].

==References==

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 | industry        = Internet
 | founded         = 1998
-| founders        = [[Rajeev Arora]]<br> [[R Ramaraj]] <br> [[Dr. V K Garg]] <br> [[Amitabh Singhal]]<br> [[Saumendra Mohanty]] <br> [[Vishnu Arya]] <br> [[Vijay K. Gupta]]<br> [[Rajesh Chharia]] <br> [[Moin Kagazi]]
+| founders        = [[Rajeev Arora]]<br> [[Rajasekhar Ramaraj]] <br> [[Dr. V K Garg]] <br> [[Amitabh Singhal]]<br> [[Saumendra Mohanty]] <br> [[Vishnu Arya]] <br> [[Vijay K. Gupta]]<br> [[Rajesh Chharia]] <br> [[Moin Kagazi]]
 | ownership       =
 | headquarters    = 612- A, Chiranjiv Tower,<br>
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 '''The Internet Service Providers Association of India''' is an organization that represents the interests of [[ISP|Internet Service Providers]] (ISPs) in India by participating and working closely with the Indian government in shaping the telecommunication policies in India as well as with international organizations involved in the growth and development of the Internet, such as [[ICANN]]. It was founded in 1998 by several Internet stakeholders in India.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/ www.ispai.in]</ref>
-==Mission==
+===Mission===
-The main objective of the association is to promote the use of internet and broadband to everybody in India. <ref>[http://www.ispai.in/aims-Objective.php Mission]</ref> It also aimed to achieve the objectives for 2010 such as:
+The main objective of the association is to promote the use of Internet and broadband to everybody in India.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/aims-Objective.php Mission]</ref> It also aimed to achieve the objectives for 2010, such as:
-* Establishment of 20 million broadband and 40 million internet connections
+* Establishment of 20 million broadband and 40 million Internet connections
 * Generate employment opportunities
-* Provide an internet platform to enhance the country's IT and IT enabled software services and achieve the $80 billion IT development target
+* Provide an Internet platform to enhance the country's IT and IT enabled software services and achieve the $80 billion IT development target
-* Create a growth oriented and profitable environment for the country's internet industry
+* Create a growth oriented and profitable environment for the country's Internet industry
 * Coordinate and Partner with national and international organizations regarding the best practices and latest technologies in the industry
-==Achievements==
+===Achievements===
-One of the significant achievements of the Internet Service Providers Association of India is the establishment of the National Internet Exchange of India ([[NIXI]]) to facilitate the neutral internet exchange of internet traffic between ISPs in the country.<ref>[http://nixi.in/ Nixi.in]</ref> It also initiated policy developments benefiting the ISPs such as the waiver for interconnect fee, removal of 8 Mbps bandwidth on international gateways, privatization of international gateways  using foreign satellites and the provisioning of infrastructure facilities to ISPs, the adoption of a self-regulatory conduct accepted and followed by the members of the association and many others.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/achievements.php Achievements]</ref>
+One of the significant achievements of the Internet Service Providers Association of India is the establishment of the [[NIXI|National Internet Exchange of India]] (NIXI) to facilitate the neutral exchange of Internet traffic between ISPs in the country.<ref>[http://nixi.in/ Nixi.in]</ref> It also initiated policy developments benefiting the ISPs, such as the waiver for interconnect fee, removal of 8 Mbps bandwidth on international gateways, privatization of international gateways  using foreign satellites and the provisioning of infrastructure facilities to ISPs, the adoption of a self-regulatory conduct accepted and followed by the members of the association, and many others.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/achievements.php Achievements]</ref>
 ==Internet Service Providers Association India and ICANN==
-In 2006, the association expressed its concern regarding the scarcity of [[IPv4]] name space which might become a hindrance to the growth of internet in India. When [[ICANN]] and [[IANA]] announced its proposal to allocate sufficient number of [[IPv6]] address space to [[RIR]]s for a minimum of 36 months instead of 18 months to support their registration needs, the Internet Service Providers Association of India strongly supported the plan.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/ipv6-policy/msg00001.html forum.icann.org]</ref>
+In 2006, the association expressed its concern regarding the scarcity of [[IPv4]] name space, which threatened the growth of the Internet in India. When [[ICANN]] and [[IANA]] announced their proposal to allocate a sufficient number of [[IPv6]] address space to [[RIR]]s for a minimum of 36 months instead of 18 months to support their registration needs, the Internet Service Providers Association of India strongly supported the plan.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/ipv6-policy/msg00001.html forum.icann.org]</ref>
-[[Rajesh Chharia]], president of Internet Service Providers Association of India recently expressed his support regarding the [[ICANN Board]]'s approval on the increase of [[gLTD]]'s extensions during the [[ICANN Meeting]] in Singapore. Chharia said that the decision will benefit the entire internet community not just companies as well as regions and cities which will be able to use more relevant domain name extensions.<ref>[http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/390730/icann_approves_change_internet_domain_name_system/ www.pcworld.idg.com]</ref>
+[[Rajesh Chharia]], president of Internet Service Providers Association of India, recently expressed his support regarding the [[ICANN Board]]'s approval on the increase of [[gTLD]]'s extensions during the [[ICANN Singapore|ICANN Meeting in Singapore]]. Chharia said that the decision will benefit the entire Internet community, not just companies, but also regions and cities that will be able to use more relevant domain name extensions.<ref>[http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/390730/icann_approves_change_internet_domain_name_system/ www.pcworld.idg.com]</ref>
-Some of the Executive Council members of the association are active participants to the activities and meetings of ICANN which include [[Naresh Ajwani]] serves as representative of India to ICANN's Address Supporting Organization ([[ASO]]) and to the Number Resource Organization ([[NRO]])<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/newsView.php?newsId=46 India's Representative on ICANN]</ref> while [[Brajesh Jain]] is also an active participant to ICANN meetings <ref>[https://www.registration123.com/reports/saved.cfm?r=%24*%40T%24V%20%20%20%0A www.registration123.com]</ref> [[ISOC]], [[APNIC]], and [[APRICOT]].
+Some of the Executive Council members of the association are active participants in the activities and meetings of ICANN; including, [[Naresh Ajwani]], who serves as representative of India to ICANN's [[ASO|Address Supporting Organization]] (ASO) and to the [[NRO|Number Resource Organization]] (NRO),<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/newsView.php?newsId=46 India's Representative on ICANN]</ref> and [[Brajesh Jain]] is also an active participant to ICANN meetings,<ref>[https://www.registration123.com/reports/saved.cfm?r=%24*%40T%24V%20%20%20%0A www.registration123.com]</ref> [[ISOC]], [[APNIC]], and [[APRICOT]].
 ==References==
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+[[Category: Organizations]]
-[[Category: Associations]]