11/04/2015
Join hands with other supporters at Net . The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( ) has asked the public for its views on the topic before it takes a final discussion. You can write directly to TRAI at [email protected] and say why you don’t want telcos like to hijack net neutrality. You can also write to communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and tweet to the ministry’s official handle .
Today, when you surf the web, all your websites load at the same speed. This is generally determined by your broadband speed and gives you access to the open Internet as you wish to use it. Telecom operators are now trying to change this speed at which you get access to websites and apps on your mobile that use the Internet. They want to levy a flat fee for using data on your phone and further make you pay for each website that you visit.
The internet is supposed to be neutral for all—free to use as they want it, with no governing bodies in between. However, a few telecom providers are said to be heavily lobbying with the TRAI. They are planning to allow them to block certain apps and websites so that they can ‘extort’ more money from consumers and businesses. This is a violation of net neutrality.
So here is an example what you may see in future, if the TRAI passes the regulation in favour of the telecom companies and not the internet user:
Internet package for 2G or 3G data per month: Rs 250 or Rs 650 respectively
Additional charges for Facebook: Rs 50 per month
Additional charges for YouTube: Rs 100 per month
Charges for Flipkart, Myntra, etc (shopping websites): Free
Charges for Amazon, eBay, FashionForYou, Forever21, etc (Shopping websites): Rs 25 per month each
Charges for Skype: Free
Charges for WhatsApp Calling, Facebook voice chat (Rs 50 per hour)
And so on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfY1NKrzqi0
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