Understanding net neutrality in Indian context

1. By-Varun Amin(147159)
Vasambhi Joshi(147160)
Vinisha Prakash(147161)
Viral Vora (147162)
Nancy Rastogi(147163)
Vanisha Shevkani(147164)
Sanchit Verma(137151)

2. What is net neutrality
 The principle that Internet service providers should
enable access to all content and applications regardless
of the source, and without favouring or blocking
particular products or websites.

3. Effect on Business
 Internet providers are claiming that their return on
investment is not enough as compared to investments
made.
 They are saying that the OTT(Over the Top) services
are eating up their revenues
 So, they are finding alternatives to increase their
profits.
 For this they want to introduce fast lane and slow lane.
 This means the public has to pay for every service they
want if the OTT player does not pay to the service
provider.

4. Effect on Business
 The argument that the
service providers are not
earning is completely
wrong as we can see that
revenues and profits are
increasing continuously
and more and more
number of people are
getting connected.

5. Effects on Companies Future
plans
Airtel Zero by Airtel
Internet.org by facebook
Flipkart, Times group

6. Role of Government
 TRAI(Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India)
published a 108 page consultation paper which says
that telecom operators will be allowed to charge on
over the top services(OTT) if there is no issue coming
up from the public till 24th of June.
 It seems very clearly that TRAI is being biased towards
the business not understanding the consequences in
the long term.

7. Effect on Society
 Internet is the only platform currently which is
absolutely unbiased and most easily accessible.
 But if there is no net neutrality than the service
providers would only favor the ones having deep
pockets and current startups scenario could no longer
exist.
 AIB, aYoutube channel, made a video on it to provide
understanding and awareness to the public and has
helped send around two million emails to TRAI.

8. Dominance model
 Proponents of the
dominance model believe
that corporations and a
powerful elite control a
system that enriches a
few at the expense of
many.
 Here we can see that the
business and government
has tried to influence the
masses by going against
public interest.

9. Thank You