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From: avinash tripathi
Date: 09-Apr-15 11:13 AM
To: advqos@trai.gov.in

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 which not helps me communicate, work, and thrive as a citizen but is an important tool of empowerment which is a significant contributor to our nations goal of development. 

It will be a very regressive step if the telecom operators are allowed to discriminate internet traffic on the basis of which services pay the most, and it would be equivalent to let the telcos control over a vital and necessary technological resource. Our freedom fighters and the father of our nation fought hard to free India from the bondage of the British which ironically came in power at the behest of a company. Let us not let that happen and we as a nation should not succumb to the whims and fancies of these corporate organisations. 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. 

Further I would like to add that TRIA is an independent body whose very creation was based on the premise that it will work for ensuring better facilities to the consumers so that they are well insulated against the devious tricks of the big corporations. 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,


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Avinash Tripathi
Advocate, 
+919958633766 

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