Subject: Regarding Net Neutrality |
From: Srishti Garg |
Date: 10-Apr-15 11:53 PM |
To: advqos@trai.gov.in |
Dear TRAI,
As a citizen and layman of India who has a great stake in this country adhering to the principles of democracy, here go my answers to your biased and repetitive questions.
1. Early or later NO REGULATION! Ask the parliament to ban freedom of speech as well if you're doing so. We shall be charged for speaking also.
And talking of OTT how dare you ask citizens of India to use the service called É-mail if you are going to charge for this as well.
2. Don't you want our country to develop. And even if it develops in future the answer would be NO.
3.Radio channels cannot tax television channels for reduction in revenue. Even if OTT players are impacting the traditional revenue streams of TSPs, the TSPs cannot tax OTT services. Market forces should allow TSPs to reach a profitable price-point. TSPs need to invest in the quality and expansion of their existing products. TSPs need to explore outside their traditional revenue streams. India’s economy needs to favour innovative companies’ not outdated incumbents with vested interests. You can't force upon us to use a'window AC or split AC'
4.OTT players should NEVER pay TSPs for anything that can entail the violation of principles of Net Neutrality.
5.The Internet IS a levelled playing field for everybody. In today’s world, OTT players do not operate solely in the virtual world but, on the contrary, interact with “REAL” world products and services, and result in creation of innumerable jobs. In an ever more connected world, any law or regulation which breaks this ‘FLAT’ and ‘NEUTRAL’ nature of the Internet would harm economic growth.
6.This question requires a completely separate debate in itself. First and foremost, governments and all companies should respect and uphold the consumer’s Right to Privacy. If we lose privacy, we lose freedom itself because we no longer feel free to express what we think. India cannot be allowed to become a complete surveillance state which taps every OTT service which a consumer accesses. Second, OTT services should be allowed to freely combine and bundle online communication services within applications, and shouldn't be forced to keep data records. For example, an online vegetable ordering service should not be forced to save online communications between a buyer and seller.
7.ll OTT services should adopt state of the art security standards in online communication. And they should keep consumers informed about the right privacy and security choices. In fact, the government should be pro-active in making companies aware of such practices.
8. As already answered, NO regulatory framework is required which violates Net Neutrality.
9.A FREE and OPEN Internet is a pillar of democracy and our fundamental rights. Internet service providers and governments should treat ALL data on the internet EQUALLY, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or modes of communication.
10.Any kind of traffic discrimination or management practices should never violate principles of Net Neutrality. And TSPs should be completely transparent about their traffic management principles.
11.Again, any case by case traffic management of OTT applications, even if it is transparent, violates Net Neutrality. So, this question won’t arise if TRAI ensures Network Neutrality.
12.Free market forces should allow TSPs to reach a price-point where they can profitably invest in network infrastructure. As a municipal water supply does not charge companies making washing machines and does not tax people for using these machines, similarly OTT players should be given a free market to flourish.
13.Again, DO NOT violate the principles of Net Neutrality.
14.Again, DO NOT violate the principles of Net Neutrality.
15.ALL data on the Internet is EQUAL. ALL bits are bits, NO need to segregate OTT players. TSPs need to focus on improving their existing products and quality of service.
16.Ensure that the principles of Net Neutrality are upheld. TSPs with vested interests should NEVER be able to impede consumer access to any app.