Dear TRAI,
I am writing to express my concern against the actions that telecom carriers are taking to restrict fair access to the internet (Net Neutrality). I believe the internet is a vital resource – it helps me communicate, work, and thrive as a citizen. If telecom operators can discriminate internet traffic on the basis of which services pay the most, we are allowing telcos 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.
I am a software engineer. I visit websites which are rich source of technical information. Websites like Youtube, Google, w3school, stackoverflow, oracle, naukri, linkedin etc. having lots of technical information which we have access for free. We have to pay only for the internet data that we use. Its not just me but all engineers visit these websites everyday. And we have to visit these sites anyway possible because we don't have any other option. If telecom companies take control of how to charge on all these informative sites, it will be like taking control of our very basic need like water or food which we will buy at any cost.
I feel that bringing this rule in affect is never going to help people like us or common people. This will help only the telecom companies to boost their revenue which is already huge.
I hope I communicated well. If you have to say anything to me please get back to me.
Now it is up to you.
Thanking you with the hope that you will not allow this rule.
Shivesh Kumar