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As a medium of information ranks right next to television and newspapers in many countries. And although the growth of internet in India has been quick, there is still a lot of catching up to do. In terms of regulations, users and cost. In Asia, India ranks at the bottom of the pile. It has only 28,000 users, two service providers and a highly regulated environment.
The costs of accessing internet in India ranges from 13 to 53 per month. Compare this with Taiwan which is just 12-15 per month. US, the benchmark for internet market, has regulatory ranking of 1 and has 4,100 service providers.
Japan tops the list in Asia. It has 1.6 billion users which is still a tenth of those in the US, 1500 providers and a regulatory rating of 3. China is marginally better than India with just four providers and 105,000 users.
