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.

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.

There can be ONLY ONE way this works. The Telecom operators CAN-NOT decide what traffic goes and at what speed. As time progresses, these Telecom companies will get more anxious about their future, cause while they sat and reaped profits, the world was innovating and moving forward. Now that they have been left far behind, these operators want to use the easy way out to siphon more money.

Be the people's hero and do what's right. We trust your to clip the wings of these Telecom companies and make sure they do not discriminate between our internet traffic. If as a result they die, then good riddance. We'd love for BSNL to be revived again with full force and be the people's champion, once again.

Regards,
Harshil Gupta