Katya Naidu17 Oct 2023, 15:52
Telecom industry body COAI on Tuesday defended its proposal to levy fair-share charges on ‘Over the Top’ or OTT service providers like Disney Hotstar, Netflix, Amazon Prime etc. It hit out at statements that the move would affect net neutrality and would result in double charges for customers. In the last few weeks, OTTs as well as telco bodies like Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) have been sparring over the latter’s proposal. COAI argues that Late Traffic Generators (LTGs) responsible for 70% of the total internet traffic must make a ‘contribution’ to telcos.