Citizens fight for net neutrality

There is broad support for Internet neutrality citizen participation in government mygov.in platform where most people have voiced their concerns against zerorated plans.
There are about 70,000 comments on the website with just a day to go before the end of the participatory process and most of them seek unrestricted access and non-discriminatory access to the internet. "Telecom should not define the policy. Net neutrality is that I am able to access anything on the Internet without paying more or less for it. A byte of data must have the same price, regardless of whether it is a VoIP call, or a Youtube video, "says Abhishek Ahuja.

Similar sentiments were echoed by Gaurav Nagar. "Our government must implement it TRUE network neutrality, no Pesudo network neutrality as defined by telecommunications companies. All sites should be treated equally appsweb mind and no preference should be given to any privilege should appwebsite.No give a websiteapp Trai have paid users navigate your content for free. The citizens of India and have worked hard in the previous license Raj. The government should not return to the License Raj, avoiding incensing for services such as li WhatsApp, Skype. "

From the moment the government has invited comments on the subject, there are various demands fo rums to maintain equality and non-discrimination on the Internet, so that the spirit of entrepreneurship and business creation is maintained and citizens continue to get unhindered access without any priority accorded to any website.


Many of the comments that are against moves by telecom operators to introduce zero-platforms, while also speaks against zerorated as internet.org offerings offered by social networking giant Facebook, which had faced flak from a committee of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). "Net neutrality would be a true mirror of democracy. We will not be bound by the consumerism of the corporate giants. It is our right as a citizen of India," says Prashant Sunil Chaudhari.

Another citizen, Kaushlendra Pratap Singh said: "It is the right of citizens to ac cess content offered on the in ernet, without any restrictive by telecom operators ions S citizens who have author ity to choose what content hears. accessed. pluralistic Net neu is essential to put equal ORMS digital plat. I support net neutral ity is our right. "

DoT has already ed submit a report on the issue that has spoken out against any kind of paid prioritization in traffic management by telecommunication companies. Mento ator Trai is also preparing a report on the subject, while a Parliamentary Standing Committee is also looking nto it. Amit Sharma, another user mygov.in made a case against zero rate plans. "Zero rating allows arge companies that act as guardians of internet and what services ndians control can access (and so on) should be prohibited. The draft recommendations oo DoT are weak in this, and the government must take a strong position to protect users. "
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