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NetNeutralitydescribesthepolicyandpracticeofInternetServiceProviders
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WhatisNetNeutralityandhowisAirtelZerorelatedtoit?

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Imagineasituationwhenyourelectricitycompanysaysyouhavetopurchasea
LuxuryPacktouseanairconditioneryouhavetobuyaNecessityPacktouse
yourrefrigeratoryouneedtopurchaseaComfortPacktouseyourhairdryer
oranelectrictrimmer.

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TRAI
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"Hey,Iwouldgiveyoua50%discountifyouuseVoltasairconditioners.
Butnodiscountifyouuseotherbrands."

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Howdoesthatmakeyoufeel?Notgood,right?

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Inacertainsense,internetisnotalotdifferentfromelectricity.
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Electricitycompaniesareneutral.

FCCVotesToRegulateInternet
LikePublicUtility(Feb2015)
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Theyjustchargeusbasedonthenumberofunitsofelectricitythatwe
consume.We,asconsumers,canuseelectricitythewaywewanttoandwecan
buyproductsandfavorbrandsthatwelove.Itisourchoiceandoursalone.
So,whatisNetNeutrality?
NetNeutralitymeansexactlythesamething,buthereitisaboutthedatathat
weconsumeontheinternet.
Inbroadterms,Netneutralitystatesthatinternetserviceproviders(companies
likeAirtel,Vodafoneetc.)shouldnotdiscriminatethewayIchoosetousethe
internetorthebrandsIusetosurftheinternet:
ForExample:IuseanAirtel'spostpaidconnectionandIusethefollowing
applications...
Quora:Towritelongandoftenboringanswers:)
WhatsApp:Tomessagemyfriendsandtoneverreplyback:P
GMail:Formypersonalmailidwhenlookingforanewjob:)
YouTube:TowatchRogerFederer,overandoveragain.
ButnowifAirtelcomesupandsays...
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"HiSubash,wehavepartneredwithHikemessengerandbyusingHikeyou
canhaveunlimiteddatatransfer.Butwenoticedthatyouareusing
WhatsAppandwehavenotpartneredwiththem,sousingitwouldresultin
dataconsumption."
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"HiSubash,YouTubewillnotworkonyourdevicebecauseyouhaven't
subscribedtotheVideosPackthatweareoffering.
ThisisinclearviolationofnetneutralityandAirtel(asaninternetservice
provider)isforcingmetochangethewayIbrowseinternetandalsopulling
meintobrandswhichImaynotreallyprefer.
Airteltrieddoingsomethingsimilartothislatelastyear(bychargingforVoIP
serviceslikeSkype,Viberetc)butTRAI(TelecomRegulatoryAuthorityof
India)cameintothepictureandputthisonholdaroundDecember2014.You
canreadmoreaboutthisinanexternalarticlehere.
So,thiswasaboutnetneutrality.WhatisAirtelZerothen?
ThisisbasicallyacollaborationbetweenAirtelandcertainothercompanies
(likeFlipkart)inwhichtheconsumers(likeyouandme)donothavetopay
forthedatathattheyconsumetousetheirapplications(likeFlipkart'sapp).
Itisnotclearastowhattheseothercompaniesare,orhowmanyofthemare
there,butfromwhatitlookslike,itseemsFlipkartisoneofthem.
So,afewthingswouldhappenhere:
1.AnAirtelcustomercanbrowseFlipkartforfree.
FlipkartwouldthenpayacertainamounttoAirtelbasedonthedata
consumedonamonthlybasis.
Donoticeonethinghere.IfyouuseSnapdealorAmazon,youdon'tpay
anythingextra.ButifyouareusingFlipkart,itisfreeforyou.
Soclearly,itseemslikeabenefitright.
Butthinkagain.Itisnot.IfyouloveSnapdealasabrand,youareforcedto
switchover.
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2.AnAirtelcustomerwouldhavetopayforthedataiftheywanttousea
competitor'sapplication.
Example:SnapDealorAmazon.
Youdon'tactuallypayforitbycash,butinawayyoudo,becauseyoucan
browseFlipkartforfree,butyouconsumedatawhilebrowsingothersites.

Whyisthisnotgoodforusasconsumers?
1.Forcedtochangebrands:Alotofconsumersmightmovetowhatisfree
ratherthatwhattheywouldlovetouse.
2.Forcedtochangeourusagebehavior:Youmaynotbeabletosharea
YouTubevideowithafriend,becausehehasn'tpurchasedthe'VideosPack'.
3.Discouragescompetition:IfIdecidetostartanecommercecompany
tocompetewiththelikesofFlipkart,Iwouldliterallygetkilled.Idonothave
themoneytopartnerwithtelecommajors.Andwhywouldyoudownloadthe
appofmyunknownecommercecompanywhenyoucanbrowseFlipkartfor
free?
4.Othercompanieswouldbeforcedtodothesame:
Beingaprominentplayerinthemarket,Airtelwouldsetanexamplewhich
otherplayerswouldalsohavetofollow.
IwouldbesurprisedifcompanieslikeVodafonehaven'talreadystartedto
thinkaboutacompetingservicesimilartoAirtelZero.Sowemightendupina
situationwhereSnapDealwouldpartnerwithVodafone,Amazonwould
partnerwithDocomoandwe,asconsumers,wouldonlygetlost.

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Iamsorry.Noneutralityhere,Sheldon.YoucannothavebothXBoxand
Playstation.

Internetisfastbecominganecessity.
GonearethedaysofRoti,KapdaAurMakaan(food,clothingandshelter)
whichstoodasaperpetualsloganreflectingthebasicnecessitiesoflife.
Wearenowmovingintoaneraof:
Roti,Kapda,MakaanAurBandwidth!!
Anditisimperativethatwemaketherightchoices.

TRAIisseekingresponsesandyourviewsonthis.Youcanvisitthefollowing
linktoletyourchoiceknown:
Netneutrality.in

Ifyoulikedthisanswer,youmightlikethisonetoo.
HowdoesOlasustainitsbusinessinspiteoflotsofschemesandfreeride?
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WrittenMon.40,942views.

India Answerwritten29Dec

ShouldnetneutralitybelegalizedinIndia?
MiteshJain,WorkInProgress...
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Iuseacarformydailycommute.Oilcompanieslikesay'Airtoil'makemoney
whenIburnpetrolinmycommute.Nowanewcarsay,'VIcar'or'Whatscar'
comesinthemarketwhichconsumes50%...(more)
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AllIndiaBakchod Answerpromoted1h

HaveyouwatchedAIBvideoonnetneutralityinIndia?
What'syourtakeonit?
ZehraAlvi,Brutallyhonest.
384upvotesbyBhuviJain,DrIrfan,DhakshithaRao,(more)

IwasunawareaboutNetNeutrality,untiltherecenthueandcryaboutit.One
Googlesearchandthisvideoshowedup!TheinfamousAIBguys!(Yes,I
watchedtheroast.)Thevideoexplainstheis...(more)
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ArvindKejriwal AnswerwrittenMon

Whyhasn'tNarendraModispokeninfavourofnet
neutrality?
JatinKhurana,Politics,Religion,Innovationgrabm...(more)
16upvotesbyVanditJain,AshishSharma,AliFanaswalla,(more)

MarkingupthereservepriceofSpectrumby25%forauctiontotelecom
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companies,Modi'sgovtishandinglovewithoperatorsandthemajorreason
behindthismovebytelecomcompaniestoincrease...(more)
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NetNeutrality Answerwritten3h

Ihavebeenfollowing"savetheinternet"campaign.And,
signedonthepetitionbySandeepPillaiandalsomailedmy
responsestoTRAI,afterwatchingtheonlineprotestsofThe
LogicalIndiantoo.But,Iamnothopefulaboutthesuccess
ofthecampaign.WhatmighthappenontheDday
24/04/2015?
NiharikaBhol
Wellasthedayisnearing,Ifeelweshouldtrytomassuppeopleandvoiceour
opinion.Atleasttheauthorityshouldknowwhatpeoplethinkaboutit.Read
moreatwww.niharikaspeaks.blogspot.com ...(more)
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NetNeutrality AnswerwrittenThu

WhyaresomanypeoplemadatAirteloverAirtelZero?
ShantanuAgarwal,WebandAppDeveloepr
8upvotesbyIshupreetSingh,PranavVyas,AmrithNayak,(more)

GreatquestionandIamgladIcanwriteaboutthis.Tounderstandthis,we
needtogoalittledeeperwithTelecomServiceProviders(TSPs)TSPsclaim
thattheyarelosingrevenuesbecauseofth...(more)
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Flipkart Answerwritten8Apr

HowAirtelZeroplanwillruintheInternet?Isitagainstnet
neutrality?
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TrilokSharma,PatrioticIndian
6upvotesbyGautamKumar,LokendraSinghChouhan,HimanshuDureja,(more)

Yes,itis!!IamexplaininghowitisnotgoodforIndianInternet:Before
enteringintowholematter,iwouldliketodiscussaboutnetneutrality.Net
NeutralityNetNeutralityprinciple,acco...(more)
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WillTRAIacceptnetneutrality?
VineetaTyagi,AuthorofOFfTraCk,Blogger,Fitness...(more)
6upvotesbyVanditJain,IshanKhedkar,AshwinBhaskar,(more)

Theyobviouslywill,theseregulationsonlypassincountrieswherepeopleare
toorichtonotcareandtoodecenttoletanyonescrewthemover,e.g.UK.
Privatefirmscomeupwiththesegimmicks...(more)
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Whatisthefutureof"OpenInternet"inIndia?
Anonymous
1upvotebyVismayParmar.

Assumeyouhaveawaterconnection.CURRENTSCENARIO:Currentlyyou
payafixedpriceforthewateryouconsumeonamonthlybasis.Itdoesn't
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matterifyouuseitfordrinkingorforcleaningor...(more)
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Technology Answerwritten28Dec

What'syourviewonAirtel'sdecisiontochargeVoIPapps
(Skype/Viber)separatelyandviolatenetneutrality?
Anonymous
30upvotesbyVivekMohan,ArshedGulshan,ParthaSarathiDeb,(more)

Acoupleofpointsascontexthere:
Contrarytopopularbelief,therehasbeennofreebieperiodforIndian
telecomconsumers.CompetitiveoperatorsinIndiahavemadegoodmoney
fromthetelecomb...
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