well, i believe that the mantra for success of broadband in india is unbundling of the local loop...in other words the best thing that the govt can do to boost broadband penetration in this country is to open access to the copper lines of MTNL and BSNL to private playersJust imagine the cut throat competiton that would result if Tata, Airtel, Sify and MTNL/BSNL were to compete on the same lines..it would drive down prices in no time.That's how it happened in U.K. - Unbundling the local loop of British Telecom ended its monopoly over Broadband and drove prices down sharply.Laying down of new infrastructure i.e. digging and laying down copper cables in each city or even in a single big city is a capital and time intensive affair and often problematic even for big players like Reliance and Tata