Subject: Net Neutrality
From: akshay tarfe
Date: 06-Apr-15 10:05 PM
To: advqos@trai.gov.in
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Dear TRAI,
 The internet transformed our lives like no other invention did in human history after the invention the printing press by the Gutenberg in Germany. The speed of distribution of knowledge has increased exponentially due to internet and it is not just bunch of geeks sharing their hardcore research, idea and papers online but ordinary people who are being able connect, laugh, listen to music and simply just being themselves online, thanks to the relatively low data charges and smartphones. 
Instead of increasing access to the internet in a developing country like India, which will result in more grass root applications of the internet in crucial areas such as tele-medicine, financial inclusion,governance and connectivity in remote area, the decision of ending net neutrality and regulating over the top players such as google talk, WhatsApp , Skype and viber will be a counter-productive decision.  
These apps have become part of the daily lives across all age groups. The consumers are already paying fair price for bandwidth used by them. The world is moving towards internet of things, connected gadgets, sensors and devices are going to have critical applications in healthcare, education, weather information and of course connectivity. 
I see no reason why you should take that regressive decision and kill all those possibilities for India. The FCC in the US has already sensed this and cleared its way for net neutrality. The way whole humanity communicates with each other should not be dependent on the revenue charts of few corporations. When 'Right to Connect' is about to be declared as human right, you people are indirectly cutting access to free speech of billion citizens. 
The regulation is also going bar the innovation in the industry and against the laws of fair competition. Just because one operator is providing same service (Eg. Voice call) through different format that doesn't mean it should regulated to be 'fair' on the other one. Its connectivity that matters not the platform or the medium. This kind of competition is very common in free market economies, which India aims to be. I see no reason why the government should be worried about the corporation's profit margins. 

Thank you