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Column: Free internet access; how Trai brought India back to square one

Recently, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued a consultation paper on free internet .

Updated: June 13, 2016 6:45 am

Net neutrality & Trai: Blanket ban on discriminatory tariffs bad

After leaving the initial consultative process halfway, bringing out a regulation banning differential pricing and coming out with a consultation…

Updated: May 31, 2016 9:03 am

Edit: Get net-neutrality right, piecemeal TRAI consultation makes it worse

Piecemeal consulation by Trai only makes it worse

Updated: May 23, 2016 8:36 am

Net neutrality: Facebook shuts Free Basics programme in India

Facebook had met with severe criticism for its programme, which aimed at providing basic Internet access to people in partnership…

Updated: February 11, 2016 2:59 pm

Marc Andreessen’s comments about India deeply upsetting: Mark Zuckerberg

“I want to respond to Marc Andreessen’s comments about India yesterday. I found the comments deeply upsetting, and they do…

February 11, 2016 9:00 am

Net neutrality: TRAI decision an anti-colonialist idea, says Facebook Board member

Facebook board member Marc Andreessen today set off a controversy by terming India’s decision to bar discriminatory Internet tariff as…

February 11, 2016 12:00 am

Net neutrality: Trai warns of action beyond Rs 50,000 fine for discriminatory data rates

Having barred discriminatory pricing of data services, the regulator Trai today warned of much stricter action against errant telecom operators…

February 9, 2016 8:02 pm

Net neutrality: Facebook’s India stumble could embolden other regulators

Net neutrality debate: India’s decision to effectively ban Facebook’s pared-back free Internet service is a major blow to the social…

Updated: April 18, 2019 10:48 am

Disappointed but will not give up: Mark Zuckerberg on Net Neutrality

Expressing disappointment on India’s decision on net neutrality, Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg has said he is committed to…

February 9, 2016 10:21 am

Net neutrality: Free data door shut, litigation door ajar

In a major blow to mobile operators, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday barred operators from offering…

Updated: February 9, 2016 1:49 am

Net neutrality: Facebook disappointed with Trai’s differential tariff decision

Social media giant Facebook today expressed disappointment over telecom regulator Trai’s decision not to allow differential pricing of data, saying…

Updated: February 9, 2016 1:06 pm

Net neutrality: Free food OK, not free data!

Net neutrality: Not surprisingly, given the TRAI’s comments in the past, the telecom regulator has ruled out differential pricing for…

Updated: February 9, 2016 1:07 pm

What is net neutrality?

What is net neutrality? In a boost to net neutrality and a blow to Facebook and other operators offering differential…

Updated: February 8, 2016 11:44 pm

Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over net neutrality issue

Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of delaying a decision on the issue of net neutrality on “pretext” of repeated…

January 31, 2016 7:30 pm

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Zomato, Cleartrip, Paytm, others write to PM Narendra Modi to defend net neutrality

Hundreds of startups including bigger players like, Zomato, Cleartrip, Paytm and their employees today approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…

Updated: January 25, 2016 10:10 pm

Trai open house on data pricing is no open-and-shut case

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India may find it difficult to frame clear-cut guidelines on differential data tariff given the…

January 22, 2016 1:46 am

After face-off with Facebook, watchdog says data pricing norms by January end

A day after the sparring match with social networking site Facebook over the issue of Free Basics came out in…

January 21, 2016 7:31 pm

Trai to hold differential pricing discussion on Thursday

Sectoral regulator Trai will conduct an open house discussion on differential pricing for data services, a key aspect of net…

January 19, 2016 4:03 pm

Congress slams start-up action plan for silence on net neutrality

Congress today criticised the Centre’s action plan on start-ups a day after its launch as it said that Prime Minister…

January 17, 2016 8:08 pm

Will take structured view on net neutrality: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Asserting the government’s stand on non-discriminatory access to internet, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the issue of net…

January 10, 2016 6:52 pm

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Net Neutrality debate: Trai gets 80% replies via Facebook

As Trai gears up to frame the Net Neutrality rules, telecom operators have favoured differential pricing for data services even…

January 8, 2016 11:03 pm

Column: Free, but basic – The net as a public good

Trai must unpick the analytics embedded in the arguments for and against Free Basics

January 6, 2016 12:38 am

Telecom operators, platforms should not control content

Nasscom software body favors differential pricing only for public interest content with regulator’s approval

Updated: January 4, 2016 5:27 pm

Trai extends deadline for comments on net neutrality

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the last date for receiving comments on its paper on differential data…

December 31, 2015 1:07 am

Column: Fudging the debate on net neutrality

Trai’s consultation paper on differential pricing is seriously handicapped by the lack of relevant data & information

Updated: December 27, 2015 11:35 pm

TRAI aims to resolve some net neutrality issues by early 2016

As the debate over the net neutrality resurfaces, telecom regulator Trai has said it is looking to solve the issues…

December 27, 2015 4:31 pm

Paytm, Truecaller bat for net neutrality, seek users’ support

Facebook is aggressively promoting its controversial initiative Free Basics to garner support through its social media platform, but new-age companies…

December 25, 2015 1:23 am

Net neutrality: 6 lakh comments on Trai’s second paper so far

Telecom regulator Trai has received around six lakh comments on its consultation paper over ‘Differential Pricing for Data Services’ –…

December 20, 2015 7:07 pm

Differential data pricing: Trai floats paper for feedback

A Department of Telecom (DoT) committee on net neutrality has given its recommendations relating to regulation of over-the-top (OTT) applications…

Updated: December 10, 2015 12:55 pm

Mark Zuckerberg paradox: Narendra Modi ‘likes’ Z and neutrality camp, but latter ‘unlikes’ Z

While Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is accused of splintering the Internet, he is also working on solutions to spread it.

Updated: October 29, 2015 5:28 pm

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook also believes strongly in Net Neutrality

With the debate over whether the free Internet services offered as a part of Internet.org violate the spirit of Net…

Updated: October 13, 2015 12:33 pm

Column: Trai’s net neutrality challenge

The regulator should resist attempts to trivialise its role into bland yes/no decisions

Updated: August 28, 2015 5:13 am

Net Neutrality: IAMAI opposes zero rated plans, submits comments on DoT report

The issue of net neutrality flared up after Airtel and Facebook came out with Airtel Zero and Internet.org, respectively, which…

Updated: August 24, 2015 3:38 pm

Govt extends deadline for comments on net neutrality to Aug 20

Government today extended the deadline for submission of public comments on the proposed policy framework for ‘net neutrality’ till August…

August 15, 2015 2:50 pm

DoT panel report on net neutrality protects telco revenues: Ind Ra

With a DoT panel siding to protect telecom firms’ domestic call revenues, over-the-top players like WhatsApp will have to tweak…

August 14, 2015 8:06 pm

Facebook musters users voice to defend Internet.org in India

Facebook has started the public campaign to make a case before lawmakers for allowing free Internet access platforms like Internet.org.

August 7, 2015 1:02 pm

Net Neutrality: Committed towards non-discriminatory access to Internet, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Net Neutrality: Ravi Shankar Prasad also mentioned that the TRAI was engaged in a consultation process covering issues related to…

Updated: July 25, 2015 1:25 pm

Salman Khan on Net Neutrality: There should be control over making fake identity

Salman Khan whose movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ is already rocking the theatres, has voiced his opinion on Net Neutrality.

Updated: July 17, 2015 3:12 pm

Net neutrality: No free internet NLD, local calls

Panel also nixes paid prioritisation data plans

Updated: July 17, 2015 3:28 pm

Net first, neutrality later: The real lesson from the DoT report

India’s net infrastructure very different from the US’s; foolish to blindly ape the latter’s principles.

Updated: July 16, 2015 8:31 pm

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Tailor net neutrality to suit Indian market realities

It is critical that wireless ISPs be allowed flexibility to manage their traffic given the spectrum constraints

Updated: July 16, 2015 7:26 pm

Facebook defends Internet.org, calls it gateway to net access

Facebook defended its Internet.org initiative as a “gateway” to provide low cost access to the Internet after a government panel…

July 16, 2015 4:18 pm

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Net neutrality recommendations out, improper prioritisation not permitted

The 24 recommendations by the six-member committee of the DoT led by AK Bhargava on net neutrality in a 111-page…

Updated: July 16, 2015 2:23 pm

DoT releases report, upholds core principles of Net Neutrality

The Department of Telecommunication has released the net neutrality report. The panel led by AK Bhargava has recommended the core…

Updated: July 16, 2015 11:57 am

Column: Net neutrality recommendations: DoT diktats too harsh on telcos

Curbing collaborations between telcos and content-providers will harm consumers’ interests

Updated: July 15, 2015 11:36 pm

Permit zero-rating schemes for a limited period

The net neutrality debate has compelled the government to take note of the potential threats to the open and universally…

Updated: July 9, 2015 1:09 am

Net neutrality: DoT panel against Facebook’s Internet.org; ok with Airtel Zero

A DoT panel on net neutrality is learnt to have opposed projects like Facebook’s Internet.org, which allow access to certain…

July 5, 2015 12:35 pm

No WhatsApp for NLD or local calls, says DoT

Panel says no licensing of OTTs for global calls or messaging.

July 1, 2015 1:26 am

Editorial: Getting neutral on the net

DoT panel reportedly favours licensing OTT players

July 1, 2015 12:41 am

No WhatsApp for NLD or local calls, says DoT

Panel says no licensing of OTTs for global calls or messaging.

Updated: June 30, 2015 9:53 pm

Getting neutral on the net: DoT panel reportedly favours licensing OTT players

That a DoT panel has come out in favour of partial regulation of over-the-top services like Skype and Viber is…

Updated: June 30, 2015 9:29 pm

Net neutrality report to be out soon, waiting for TRAI: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government will soon come out with its report on the controversial issue of…

Updated: June 27, 2015 4:45 pm

US net neutrality rules to go ahead

Rules that prevent net firms from blocking or slowing down online traffic can go ahead, a federal appeals court in…

Updated: June 13, 2015 12:54 pm

US court denies requests to block parts of net neutrality rules

Net neutrality: Telecom companies say they do not object to the specific net neutrality rules that prohibit them from blocking…

June 12, 2015 10:41 am

Column: Net neutrality need not be ‘all or nothing’

Rolling out infrastructure for network capacity enhancement will need a mix of charging options.

Updated: May 29, 2015 9:22 am

Facebook’s Internet.org attracts 8 lakh users in India

Facebook has faced criticism for launching the platform as it is seen as violating the principle of net neutrality.

May 25, 2015 5:17 pm

Net neutrality a democratic right in digital age: BVR Mohan Reddy

A growing ecosystem of early stage funding, incubation and peer learning is creating innovative start-ups building technology solutions…

Updated: May 18, 2015 9:08 am

Airtel Zero, internet.org defeat net neutrality concept: MTNL

State-run MTNL has said Bharti Airtel’s ‘zero rating plan’ and RCom’s ‘internet.org’ scheme defeat the basic concept of net neutrality.

May 17, 2015 1:19 pm

#DigitalBharat: Differing on definition, everyone supports net neutrality

Everyone supports net neutrality but all have their own definitions of the issue, said Arvind Gupta, national technology head, BJP…

Updated: May 15, 2015 8:55 pm

In blow to telcos, panel bats for net neutrality

Moots ban on differential rates on IP calls, data surfing

May 14, 2015 1:32 am

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