Dear TRAI,

This is to express my serious concerns against the actions that telecom carriers are taking to restrict fair and neutral access to the internet (net neutrality). I believe the internet is a vital resource as it helps people in communication, work, and let them grow as a citizen. If telecom operators get the right to discriminate internet traffic on the basis of which services pay the most, we are allowing them complete control over a vital and necessary technological resource. By doing so we allow them to define what information we can view; what entertainment we can access; and how companies can innovate.

This is completely unfair and harms India’s long term role in the global market as well as stunting the opportunities presented to the people of India. I strongly believe the growth of telecoms and the well-being of the internet can go hand-in-hand. I’m asking for a framework to ensure long term and fair access for all services regardless of size. I want my generation and those that come after me to have unfettered access to the Internet, with no telcos or ISPs having the ability to charge for specific services I use on top of it.

Please understand that the internet is an important resource and vital to me and to every other Indian citizen. I would like to see it kept free and protected under Net Neutrality to ensure fair and equal access for all and forever.