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So just earlier this week i was out at dyke marsh. Its near alexandria right along the mount vernon trail, and its a beautiful natural area that has been eroding dramatically since dredging activities happened some decades ago. I was announcing that we would be rebuilding a lot of that wetland by putting in some containment things to bring back the natural marshes, but most importantly, there were two School Groups out there, young kids representing all the colors of the rainbow and all the enthusiasm that only Young Children can have, telling me about the ph and the water quality. And out the...

Hattie Braun is the Coconino County director for Arizona Cooperative Extension and the Coconino Master Gardener Program Coordinator. Mary Gaseau has been a Coconino master gardener for Arizona Cooperative Extension

The telecom industry emphasized that as artificial intelligence (AI) usage grows, network investments will soar. However, large traffic generators enjoying free infrastructure use make operations unfeasible. Telcos demand revenue sharing from such entities, citing global examples. Tech bodies oppose, citing net neutrality violations and cost increases. The industry seeks government intervention for a sustainable future.

As per industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the increasing convergence of diverse verticals and technologies is expected to lead to more bandwidth-heavy applications emerging, applying further pressure on the networks, and necessitating heavier investments in the same.

The COAI white paper added that with digital convergence happening rapidly across sectors, especially with 5G, 5G+ and aspirations for a 6G future, even more bandwidth-heavy applications and services would emerge and drive up investments in network infrastructure, which telcos cant bear alone. “Thus, there is an unavoidable need for a fair-share mechanism that ensures equitable contributions from the entities benefitting from the burgeoning app economy,” the association said.