Dear TRAI,

I am deeply concerned about the actions that telecom carriers are taking to restrict our fair access to the internet. Today the internet is a vital resource for work, to keep in touch with our friends and family, to learn and understand about the world we live in, and thrive as citizens of this glorious country. Telecom operators shouldn't be allowed to discriminate internet traffic on the basis of which services pay the most. If this is allowed we are enabling them to control our access of this vital technological resource. We are in other words allowing 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. 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.

Regards,

Ralston Pinto