The Net Neutrality debate has once again picked up pace in India after telecom regulator TRAI released the responses it has received on its paper, which called for regulation of OTT players like WhatsApp, Skype, etc.
TRAI reportedly received over 10 lakh responses to its paper and later put out all responses, including email ids of common users who had sent their replies on the issue. TRAI’s move to make so many email ids as public was seen as a careless one, given that it exposed over 1 million users to spammers.
TRAI divided the comments into three sections- Comments from the Service Providers; Comments from the Service Providers’ Association, and Comments from other Stakeholders (which includes the regular folks, tech start-ups, etc.)
We take a look at the latest on the debate regarding Net Neutrality. TRAI and government looking at law: The Indian Express had reported earlier, TRAI and the government are veering towards the view that there is a need for a public law spelling out “dos and don’ts” to ensure net neutrality. According to our report, a background note by the department of telecom (DoT) to a six-member committee argues for “having specific measure for enforcing net neutrality”, keeping in view factors relevant in the Indian context. Three of the four factors — need for increased broadband availability, a competitive environment and low telecom tariff — clearly suggest that market forces will take care of any aberration by telecom service providers (TSPs).
courtesy: The Indian Express