Net Neutrality

TMS Ep524: Net neutrality, Santiniketan, mutual funds, iOS 17

Why is net neutrality being debated again? What does the heritage tag mean for Santiniketan? Should mutual fund investors redeem their holdings? What's new in iOS 17? All answers here

To make the most of 5G technology, which offers features like network slicing and giving a dedicated experience to an organisation, Jio, Airtel have urged lawmakers to review the net neutrality rules

Trai recently mooted that the telecom department should establish a multi-stakeholder body to ensure that internet access providers adhere to the provisions of net neutrality

Consultation paper also discusses framework for traffic management practices

Discussion board Reddit, messaging service Telegram and comedy site College Humor have been blocked for intermittent periods, say internet groups.

The telecom department has mentioned to keep critical internet of things services, which shall be identified by DoT, to be excluded from the restrictions of net neutrality

Adoption of net neutrality is a huge positive

The debate over Net Neutrality has been going on in India since 2015, triggered by the launch of zero-rated mobile services like Facebook Free Basic and Airtel Zero

However, some critical services will remain out of the purview of the net neutrality rules

Some mission critical applications or services like remote surgery and autonomous cars will however be kept out of the purview of net neutrality framework

Trai had recommended barring telecom operators from imposing any restriction

Indian policy makers must see the choices before them as economic, not moral, ones

Democrats have rallied to fight the FCC's repeal of net neutrality, which was passed in a 3-to-2 party line vote in December

Lawsuits seeking to block the commission's new policy, which was approved in December

Trai has taken a technical view of net neutrality to the neglect of India's circumstances and policy imperatives

Before 2015, many internet businesses in the U.S. discriminated against or blocked customers from particular legal uses of the internet

The US Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on Thursday to revoke the landmark 2015 'net neutrality' rules

Net neutrality is intended to prevent companies that provide internet service from offering preferential treatment to certain content over their lines

Pai blasted the activists for 'harassing' his family members, saying they 'crossed the line'

The regulator wants changes to the licensing policy to ensure restrictions on discrimination in internet access on the basis of content