Net neutrality

October 4th, 2023 9:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Defends Fair Share Charge Proposal, Says it Won’t Violate Net Neutrality

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) issued a statement today regarding TRAI's consultation paper titled "Regulatory Mechanism for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services and Selective Banning of OTT Services." COAI stated that certain quarters are promoting misleading views of Fair Share, and it would like to clarify the air surrounding such views. Also Read: TRAI Releases Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for OTT Services and Selective Banning COAI said that... Read More

September 18th, 2023 11:15 AM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Govt Unlikely to Change Net Neutrality Rules for Telcos: Report

The Indian government is not going to change any rules surrounding net neutrality. The private telcos asked for a change in rules as with 5G, the digital world evolves into something new and the old rules don't seem perfect anymore. According to an ET report, the government is going to ask the telcos and the OTT (over-the-top) companies to find a solution by working together. The aim is to not... Read More

May 20th, 2022 10:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G Network Slicing Contradicts Net Neutrality Principles, Says COAI Director General

The Cellular Operators Association of India’s (COAI) director general SP Kochhar talking about the 5G network slicing said that the use of 5G networks for specific use cases will be in direct contradiction to net neutrality laws in India and added if the network slicing and differentiated experiences are offered on the network. He also further warned about the increased potential threats of the cybersecurity attacks when the 5G networks... Read More

January 30th, 2020 7:05 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Extends Deadline for Comment Submission on Net Neutrality Paper

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) floats many consultation papers in a year, and it manages to solidify rules and regulations based on the inputs on these consultation papers. The inputs come from stakeholders in the industry. One such important consultation paper in the telecom industry is the paper on the formation of a multi-stakeholder governance body that will advise the government on monitoring and applying net neutrality rules.... Read More

August 19th, 2018 1:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai to Soon Start Consultation on Traffic Management Practices for Net Neutrality

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will soon start consultation on recommending a framework for traffic management practices as well as structure and nuances of a multi-stakeholder body outlined in the net neutrality principles. According to a senior Trai official, the discussion paper to tackle the twin aspects is likely to be brought out in about a month's time, and the Trai intends to follow the consultative process before finalising... Read More

August 9th, 2018 9:27 AM 2 COMMENTS

DoT Amends Licence Rules Related to Net Neutrality

The telecom department has amended licence rules by incorporating clauses related to net neutrality which bar service providers from discriminating against internet content and services by blocking, throttling or granting preferential higher speeds. A licence amendment note of DoT directing its various licensing division said that the government is committed to the fundamental principles and concepts of net neutrality. "Internet access services, therefore, need to be governed by a principle... Read More

July 11th, 2018 7:52 PM 6 COMMENTS

Net Neutrality and New Telecom Policy Obtain Clearance from Telecom Commission

Telecom Commission, the apex body for decision making in the telecom sector, has given clearance for the new telecom policy and net neutrality recommendations on Wednesday. Now the decision will be passed on to the Cabinet for further approval. The department had invited recommendations from more than 1000 stakeholders for the National Digital Communications Policy. This new policy would create new jobs in the industry and would also drag $100... Read More

December 15th, 2017 11:22 AM 30 COMMENTS

The Federal Communications Commission Just Killed the Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality is dead for now. The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to repeal the tough net neutrality rules that prevented the Internet service providers from blocking or slowing some websites and prioritising others. The federal government will no longer regulate high-speed internet delivery as if it were a utility. The action reversed the 2015 Obama-era regulatory plan that addressed a rapidly changing internet. Under regulations, FCC classified broadband... Read More

July 16th, 2015 5:02 PM 29 COMMENTS

Net Neutrality: DoT panel take dual stand, supports Airtel Zero & opposes Internet.org

After months of speculations on net neutrality, Government panel appointed by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has finally decided to present its views on OTT and other internet-based services. According to the panel, domestic calls made used internet-based calling applications like Whatsapp, Skype etc should be regulated. They will be treated in par with the communication services provided by telecom operators. OTT will be brought under regulation to comply with the... Read More

May 9th, 2015 4:00 PM 7 COMMENTS

Net neutrality: Telecom Operators cannot throttle, de-grade or block internet, says TRAI Chief

Telecom operators should not block, degrade or throttle the internet, said Rahul Khullar, the Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India at an event organized by O.P. Jindal University. The Chairman, who will resign from his post by the middle of the month was speaking at a debate on ‘net neutrality and the future of digital India’. He also said that the intension of organization is not to ‘police’... Read More

May 6th, 2015 10:14 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel Zero Platform violated Net Neutrality, Says DoT Secretary; but is the violation illegal ? TRAI yet to decide

The outcry from internet users that Airtel Zero has been facing for the last few weeks has induced the authorities to jump into the matter. As per the reports, Rakesh Garg, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications has stated that internet.org of Facebook and Airtel Zero of Bharti Airtel violate net neutrality principles. While giving an interview to Business Standard, Garg said that net neutrality meant to give access to all the... Read More

April 16th, 2015 5:50 PM 3 COMMENTS

Net neutrality debate triggered by corporate war between a media house and a telecom operator, says TRAI Chief : Report

Adding a new spark to the net neutrality debate, Telecom Regulatory of India’s Chief Rahul Khullar said that the net neutrality furore is the result of a ‘corporate war’ between a media house and a telecom operator reports Indian Express. Although he didn't mention the names of the media house or the telecom operator, he called it is ‘confounding an already difficult matter’. “There are many others in between, that... Read More

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