CONMan: a step towards network manageability
Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Applications, technologies, architectures, and protocols for computer communications
An axiomatic basis for communication
Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Applications, technologies, architectures, and protocols for computer communications
Avaaj Otalo: a field study of an interactive voice forum for small farmers in rural India
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Experiences of deploying and commercializing a community radio automation system in India
Proceedings of the 2nd ACM Symposium on Computing for Development
PhonePeti: exploring the role of an answering machine system in a community radio station in India
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development
Gurgaon idol: a singing competition over community radio and IVRS
Proceedings of the 3rd ACM Symposium on Computing for Development
Exploring the interplay between community media and mobile web in developing regions
Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services
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Community Radio Stations are short range FM radio stations that attempt to meet the information needs of communities situated around them. While the concept of community radio is not new, the widespread proliferation of mobile phones has generated renewed interest in using phones in conjunction with radio for closer community engagement. Radio stations in developing regions are keenly looking for solutions to do this efficiently, as well as solve several other ICT challenges including content management, fault diagnosis, and reduced cost of setup. We have designed the Gramin Radio Inter Networking System (GRINS) to address these issues. In this paper, we describe the GRINS architecture, experimental setups to evaluate audio performance on low-cost commodity hardware, and a formally expressible framework to describe and diagnose radio station configurations. Our techniques and insights can serve to help other technological interventions meant for developing regions.