I oppose this move by Trai which is infringing on net neutrality and I hope that you see sense in the arguments that internet users around the country are making. The internet is no more a 'network that connects computers'. It is now a social network that will help bridge social, economic and regional divides," Satpathy said in the letter. 

Charging separately for OTT services will create hurdles in the access to internet, Satpathy said. "We are standing at a juncture where other developed countries are speaking about having internet access as a basic human right. Even the United Nations said back in 2011 that restricting access to the internet counts as human rights violation." 

Many of the government's programmes will also suffer. "Our Prime Minister speaks about a 'Digital India' and smart cities, an India that is looking towards the future and encouraging young people to be creative on the online space. The government even elicits public opinion on complex laws and acts over the internet. If this decision by Trai goes through, it will not only go directly against the PM's dream but also against the desires of those which wish to make India a modern nation." 

"Startup online shopping companies, which were formed merely two to three years ago are today valued in billions. Telecom companies are seeing an opportunity to make more money by regulating the internet, by signing deals with these startups and giving their OTT apps free access. This move will essentially kill any new startups that don't have enough resources to get permission from Trai or tie-up with big telecom companies. While the present government is busy promoting 'Make in India' and encourage startups, Trai is allowing big companies to form monopolies over the mobile web." 

"When Tim Burners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, he could have easily turned it into his personal fiefdom and would have been a billionaire. But, he had the foresight to see that this network will change the face of how humans will communicate with each other. He gave it to the people as a collective, so that no single person can dictate how the network operates. This is an essential element of why the internet is what it is today. This freedom allowed developers and engineers to get creative. Today, we carry the world's wealth of human knowledge in our pockets. Trai cannot control the internet by charging separately for services that are created by the very people who believe in the idea of free access to information and knowledge. 

"India is currently a country with the second largest base of internet users in the world, right after China. In your consultation paper, you have pointed out that 83% of these users access the internet through phones. The growth of mobile internet users in the last one year alone has been staggering. In this scenario, any person, who looks at these figures would say that we have a vibrant and growing online business market. 

I hope this summerizes my overall opinion. Iam a young entrepreneur depending on Internet for my living.