ANSWER 1: Any regulatory framework
which breaks the principles of Net
Neutrality should NEVER be adopted,
neither now nor in the future.

ANSWER 2: NEVER because it will
hamper consumer choice, stifle
growth of new kinds of products and
services, and impede India’s economic
progress. For example, if airline
companies decide to offer online
customer service through voice chat,
an already heavily taxed and loss-
making industry should not have to
take another license.

ANSWER 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companies’ not outdated incumbents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.

ANSWER 4: OTT players should NEVER
pay TSPs for anything that can entail
the violation of principles of Net
Neutrality.

ANSWER 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.

ANSWER 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.

ANSWER 7: All 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.

ANSWER 8: As already answered, NO
regulatory framework is required
which violates Net Neutrality.

ANSWER 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.

ANSWER 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.

ANSWER 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.

ANSWER 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.

ANSWER 13: Again, DO NOT violate the
principles of Net Neutrality.

ANSWER 14: Again, DO NOT violate the
principles of Net Neutrality.


ANSWER 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.

ANSWER 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.

ANSWER 17: Again, NO regulatory
framework required. NO segregation
of OTT players required. NO traffic
discrimination required. ALL bits are
bits. DON’T hamper industry growth.
Uphold Net Neutrality.

ANSWER 18: Again, NO regulatory
framework required. DON’T hamper
industry growth. Uphold Net
Neutrality.

ANSWER 19: Again, NO regulatory
framework required. DON’T
segregate or discriminate OTT
players. DON’T hamper consumer
choice. DON’T hamper industry
growth. Uphold Net Neutrality.

ANSWER 20: Uphold Net Neutrality.
Uphold an Open Internet. Uphold the
citizens’ Right to Freedom of Speech.