Net Neutrality: Is India ready for Net Neutrality? DoT and public at opposite ends

May 22, 2015, 14:57 IST

The general public, the media has denounced Net Neutrality as violators of freedom of Internet usage, but in the absence of a proper Net Neutrality law, India cannot have a valid argument. It is the government's responsibility to take proactive measures and reach a convincing end point.

If Net Neutrality somehow ends up in a grave, the Internet as we know it will become home to fast lanes. The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will charge premiums to big corporates who seek to ensure visitors to their sites, while those who can't afford to pay the ISPs that premium charge will suffer.

E27 in a story about Net Neutrality and coupon industry, Sainul Abudheen K said, "But if Net Neutrality is compromised, eCommerce giants may decide against providing coupons to consumers. This may affect the operations of deals sites." Now it make sense as free recharge startups like MyDala and CouponzClub will lose business as the bigger operators will hog most of the business, thanks to premium Internet offered by the ISPs.

This is the reason why media houses, social activists and YouTube celebs (AIB) are begging people to sign petitions and demand the ISPs to keep their hands off from the idea of premium Internet and Speed. Violation of net neutrality should be keenly taken up against the ISPs by the customers.

(About the author: This article has been written by Utkarsh Sahu, who writes for various tech mags and admires technology with paradigm-shifting attributes)

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