The importance of net neutrality

April 04, 2015 18:18

Should the Internet be touched? That's one way to summarise the 20 questions the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked the public in a recent consultation paper. Most questions pertain to whether the hitherto unregulated over-the-top services, typically apps such as Skype and Facebook that ride on telecom networks, need regulation.

Views have also been sought regarding net neutrality, the principle of data equality that has over the years ensured the Internet remained a level playing ground. TRAI will eventually take a call on whether India has to change its approach to Internet regulation.

But isn't the Internet perfect the way it is? Apparently not. At least that is what telecom companies believe.

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