TOPIC: - NET NEUTRALITY



















What is NET Neutrality?

Ans:  Net Neutrality is the principle that every point on the network can connect to any other point on the network, without discrimination on the basis of origin, destination or type of data.

Net neutrality is the name of the movement to keep the Internet “free and open”.

·         No Blocking- Your internet access provider (IAP) cannot block you from accessing legal content of your choice.
·         No Throttling- Your IAP cannot intentionally throttle legal internet to slower than other traffic.
·         No Paid Prioritization-  Your IAP cannot sell 'fast lane' service to content providers who can pay more than others

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     The term was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003, as an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier, which was used to describe the role of telephone systems.

Origin of Net Neutrality

   Ans:  As of April 2015, there were no laws governing net neutrality in India, which would require that all Internet users be treated equally. The debate on net neutrality in India gathered public attention after Airtel, announced in December 2014 to levy additional charges for making voice calls (VoIP) from its network using apps like WhatsApp, Skype etc.

Q: Without net neutrality what happened?
Ans:-
·         Without net neutrality rules in place, ISPs like Verizon and Comcast can prevent users from visiting some websites, provide slower speeds for services like Netflix and Hulu.
·         ISPs will have the power to shape internet traffic so that they can derive extra benefit from it.
·         Instead of free access, there could be "package plans" for consumers on the OTT(over the top services and applications) such as skype, WhatsApp, Facebook, Flipkart, Instagram and many more.
·         Doom for innovation on the web.

Q:  Net neutrality in India?
Ans:
·         The telecom companies of in India are trying to lobby the TRAI(telecom regulatory authority of India) to in act the Regulation in such a way that will change the way we are using the internet.
·         A telecom operator wants to carve the internet into a bunch of sections such that we have to pay to access every single of them separately.
·         TRAI has put the issue on their website in a 118 long consultation paper on the OTT issue on 27th march with tight deadline of 24th April.

Q:  What we should demand as Indian citizens ?
Ans:   Freedom: we should be able to access information on the terms we choose and not to be pushed into consumer decisions by large telecom companies. If there is violation of net neutrality, we must take a proactive approach. They should also reward ISPs that uphold the net neutrality.

Net Neutrality – Advantages

1.    The big telecom companies can provide the ways but don’t have any right to direct how the people should walk on them. They cannot differentiate between the different groups.
2.       Net neutrality protects innovation and if big companies like Google and Netflix could pay to get exceptional treatment, more bandwidth, faster speeds, the new start-up firms would be at a disadvantage.
3.       If net was not neutral, Google, Facebook or Zomato would not have been able to reach where they are today. Curbing netizens right to a neutral net will be a big blow for the budding entrepreneurs.

Pro of Net Neutrality

1.        Net Neutrality Encourages Innovation
2.     "All Internet Data Should Be Equal" Rule Limits The Power Of Corporate Greed
3.      Net Neutrality Prohibits Internet Providers From Censoring Content
4.      A Level Playing Field Keeps Prices Down For Consumers
5.      The Television Industry Is Going Through A Golden Age (like netflix, hulu etc)

Con of Net Neutrality

1.       Net Neutrality Supposedly Stifles Innovation
2.       But In Reality, All Internet Data Isn't Equal
3.       Tech Companies Already Choose What We Can And Can't See
4.       Low-Data Consumers Have To Pay As Much As High-Data Consumers
5.       Streaming Companies Take Advantage Of The Infrastructure

Save the internet initiative

1.       Save the internet (www.savetheinternet.in) is an Indian website made for the battle against the discrimination of the internet.

2.       The purpose was to assist supporters of strong net neutrality in giving their own views on the matter in a legally precise manner, in order to submit a response to the TRAI before the deadline on 24 April 2015. Save The Internet initiative

3.       The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) soon afterwards launched a counter campaign called Sab ka Internet, Sab ka Vikas to connect the unconnected citizens of India and demanded that VoIP apps should be treated as cellular operators.


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