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Rudradeep Biswas January 5th, 2017 1:10 PM 6 COMMENTS

Trai releases most comprehensive consultation paper on net neutrality, seeks public view

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released its most comprehensive consultation paper yet on the issue of net neutrality, and it has invited public views on this contentious issue to finalize a framework. Net neutrality seeks equal access to all Internet content, emphasizing the need for Internet service providers to not misuse existing Internet traffic management techniques to discriminate. With this paper, the Trai aims to ensure telecom operators... Read More

Srikapardhi May 19th, 2016 10:40 PM 9 COMMENTS

Trai considers allowing free Internet within Net Neutrality via new consultation paper

The Indian telecom regulator, Trai, has come up with a new consultation paper on Net Neutrality to explore various models to provide customers with free internet within the purview of net neutrality. In a consultation paper, the Trai, said, "The consultation paper (on free data) is being issued to explore model(s) that could achieve benefits of offering free data while avoiding the ingenuity that the differential tariff regulation is meant... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 18th, 2015 4:24 PM 7 COMMENTS

Recommendations of DoT panel on net neutrality are anti-consumer: Nasscom

Telecom panel’s suggestions on net neutrality has created mixed reactions from the industry, with many like Nasscom go totally against it. According to Nasscom, the organization that sets tone of public policies for the India software industry, the policies suggested by DoT panel can lead to breach of privacy and hence, is stated as ‘anti-consumer’. DoT panel has proposed regulations on domestic calls made through Internet-based apps Skype, Whatsapp and... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 3rd, 2015 3:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Public can access DoT’s report on net neutrality in few days, says Telecom Minister

The panel formed by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to scrutinize net neutrality issue has submitted its final report to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The copy of the report will be published on the website for public access within few days. Another copy of it will be sent to the telecom regulator TRAI for reference. The issue of net neutrality was raging across the country soon after Airtel launched its... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 19th, 2015 5:15 PM 7 COMMENTS

COAI Reaffirms Support for Net Neutrality, says Internet should be for all

The COAI today reaffirmed its support to Net Neutrality and made a strong pitch for ‘Net Equality’ that will enable access to Internet for a Billion Indians as part of the Government’s Digital India vision. Clearing misconceptions that have arisen from the recent public debate over net neutrality and concerns over operators who are trying to control the consumers’ access to the Internet, COAI said: We support an open Internet... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 18th, 2015 11:03 PM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel CEO clears the air on ‘Airtel Zero’ sends mailers to its customers, says it doesn’t violate net neutrality

It looks like things are not going well with Airtel in an effort to clear the misconceptions existing about Airtel Zero, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel issued a public notice explaining the ‘whats’ and ‘what nots’ of the platform to its customers. This is for the first time when Airtel has come forward in support of Airtel zero platform and directly reaching to its end... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 15th, 2015 10:16 PM 18 COMMENTS

Supporting net neutrality, prominent players Cleartrip, TOI and NDTV to exit Internet.org

With the rising debate on Net neutrality, internet.org, a zero-rated internet accessibility service from Facebook and Reliance is losing its supporters. Internet.org, which is currently available to Reliance Communication customers was offering free access to 37 services including prominent online players like Cleartrip, NDTV and Times Group. Today, the leading online travel agency Cleartrip withdrew its participation stating that it stands up for Net Neutrality. Soon after, Times Group came... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 14th, 2015 4:37 AM 3 COMMENTS

Global: New net neutrality rules published, to be effective from June 12

The next net neutrality news is all the way from US! The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published new net neutrality regulations in the Federal Register, the daily journal of US Government actions. Accordingly, the new regulations will come into effect from June 12. Against the regulations, United States Telecom Association (USTelecom), a trade group consisting of prominent American telecom players such as AT&T and Verizon refiled a lawsuit on... Read More

Chethan S March 29th, 2015 11:03 AM 77 COMMENTS

What can Indian Netizens do before April 24 to save Internet in India?

Debates on Net Neutrality has been spreading at a frantic pace for the past few months in the Indian internet sphere. On March 27, in response to pressure from telcos and their lobby COAI, TRAI has went ahead and brought up a consultation paper on Should OTTs be licensed. If yes how? Under current rules or new ones. Should we leave net neutrality undecided and let the market in future decide... Read More

Sonali Dange February 23rd, 2015 2:38 PM 8 COMMENTS

Net Neutrality around the globe and what India can learn

Net Neutrality is the current topic of discussion in India and a lot has been said by different stakeholders in this regard. Off late we have seen different forms of flouting of Net Neutrality be it Facebook tying up with RCom to launch Internet.org or operators launching differential charging packs and likewise which are a smack in the face for Net Neutrality. While Net Neutrality has recently caught heat in... Read More