Net Neutrality

COAI suggests 4 to 5 large traffic generators pay fair share for telcos' network costs

On January 4, the Cellulars Operators Association of India (COAI) released a white paper comprising of five models which can be used to address the increasing network costs on telecom operators due to large traffic

Net neutrality: Entrepreneurs hit back at COAI for terming startups' letter to TRAI as 'misinformation'

In recent weeks, there has been a heated dispute between startups and telecommunications companies regarding the telcos' suggestion to impose a network fee on over-the-top (OTT) firms

Net neutrality: Telcos ask TRAI to reject startups' submission

The Cellulars Operators Association of India (COAI) called the startup founders' letter to TRAI on net neutrality 'propaganda activism,' while Save the Internet accused COAI of trying to 'misdirect' TRAI.

IAMAI, IFF, BIF, other industry bodies hit back at telcos seeking to impose ‘fair share’ charge on OTTs

Industry bodies and civil society organisations say there is already enough regulation, and that it could stifle innovation and hinder economic growth.

Upcoming Digital India Bill may reinforce TRAI's net neutrality regulations

The bill may make it mandatory for intermediaries to comply with the Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services, a piece of regulation that was brought in by TRAI to uphold net neutrality principles in India

Rajeev Chandrasekhar backs net neutrality, recalls 2015 stand against telcos' demand of 'double charge'

The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology says the principle of net neutrality has played an important factor in India becoming a world-leading innovation economy with a vibrant startup ecosystem

Telcos' demand threatens net neutrality, may spur Big Tech dominance: Startup founders

PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam, People Group CEO Anupam Mittal, and Innov8's Ritesh Malik explain how, if the principle of net neutrality is diluted in India, may compromise the nation's entrepreneurial and competitive capabilities

Startup founders, including Paytm, Zerodha, PhonePe, urge TRAI to strengthen net neutrality

This comes in response to telecom companies' suggestion to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) that they be paid compensation by OTT and internet companies for covering network expenses.

'Fair share' charge on OTTs will not violate net neutrality: COAI

Telecom companies want OTT players to pay a "fair share" charge toward network cost based on the number of users they have, the traffic they generate and so on

MC Explains: Debate over net neutrality rears its head again

As the numbers of OTTs and other Internet companies expand, telecom companies are demanding payment from them to meet network costs. Others argue that this would compromise net neutrality.