Access With Affordability Must Be a Right in Every Industry, Says Scindia

India's Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said access with affordability should be a right across every industry. He cited voice tariffs falling from Rs 16 per minute in the 1990s to effectively free and data costs dropping 97% since 2014, from Rs 287 to about Rs 8 per GB.

• Voice tariffs fell from Rs 16 per minute in the 1990s to effectively free
• Data costs dropped 97% since 2014: from Rs 287 to about Rs 8 per GB
• Internet users grew from about 250 million to more than 1.1 billion
• India aims to contribute at least 10% of 6G patents, with ~8,000 filings already