Now that \u2018Net Neutrality\u2019 or \u2018NN\u2019 is on everyone\u2019s mind and it is creating a flurry of outbursts and supporters, this post aims to provide a brief overview of what is meant by net neutrality and what will happen if it is not enforced. The term \u2018Net Neutrality\u2019 itself was created by Tim Wu, a Columbia University professor in 2003(who wouldn’t have dreamt that it would be the point of high interest worldwide!)<\/p>\n
The whole debate on net neutrality began in earnest in India when one of the big\u00a0\u00a0 telecom companies decided to charge more for consumers using Skype and Viber. This caused a furor due to which the telecom provider decided to wait for TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) on its decision. TRAI has released a questionnaire to the public with 20 questions that seeks to end the debate by 24th<\/sup> April 2015. The questionnaire in short asks the public if telecom providers need regulation and what type of regulation should be enacted.\u00a0(Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) services \/ Internet services and Net Neutrality)<\/p>\n After the \u2018net neutrality\u2019 debate in the US and Europe, India is now plunged in the \u2018net neutrality\u2019 discussion since the past month. In a nut shell, \u2018Net Neutrality\u2019 is the term that is used to define that all data on the net is equal and no data can be considered superior or inferior. The concept further states that the ISPs or telecom providers should leave the Internet untouched the way it is without enforcing special pricing rules.<\/p>\n It is a known fact that Skype, Whatsapp, Viber and other websites and applications have bettered our life by reducing our long distance charges to zero. These services have been named as \u2018Over the Top services\u2019 (OTT) and the telecom providers would like to regulate them because it is felt that the OTTs are \u201cpiggbacking\u201d on them unfairly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n All these requirements if not allowed will stifle fledgling organizations that are seeking to start their business and all of us who browse the net without any restrictions. \u00a0For – let\u2019s face it, most of our businesses have been raised by the Internet and have survived because of the open Internet and paying at every nook and corner for special websites would definitely dampen an organization\u2019s success.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The \u2018Net Neutrality\u2019 war has been won in the US and on 26th<\/sup> February 2015, the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) has declared that the ISPs cannot block traffic or separate into fast and slow lanes. The FCC stated that \u201cToday, the Commission \u2014 once and for all \u2014 enacts strong, sustainable rules, grounded in multiple sources of legal authority, to ensure that Americans reap the economic, social, and civic benefits of an Open Internet today and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n It will next be India\u2019s turn to decide on the net neutrality debate \u2013 what will it be?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now that \u2018Net Neutrality\u2019 or \u2018NN\u2019 is on everyone\u2019s mind and it is creating a flurry of outbursts and supporters, this post aims to provide a brief overview of what is meant by net neutrality and what will happen if it is not enforced. The term \u2018Net Neutrality\u2019 itself was created by Tim Wu, a Columbia University professor in 2003(who wouldn’t have dreamt that it would be the point of high interest worldwide!) Overview: The whole debate on net neutrality began in earnest in India when one of the big\u00a0\u00a0 telecom companies decided to charge more for consumers using Skype […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1121],"class_list":["post-12673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-updates","tag-net-neutrality"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"profile_24":false,"profile_48":false,"profile_96":false,"profile_150":false,"profile_300":false,"tptn_thumbnail":false,"web-stories-poster-portrait":false,"web-stories-publisher-logo":false,"web-stories-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Pavan Gumaste","author_link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/author\/pavan\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Now that \u2018Net Neutrality\u2019 or \u2018NN\u2019 is on everyone\u2019s mind and it is creating a flurry of outbursts and supporters, this post aims to provide a brief overview of what is meant by net neutrality and what will happen if it is not enforced. 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Requirements of \u2018Net neutrality\u2019:<\/span><\/h2>\n
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US Net Neutrality:<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) services \/ Internet services and Net Neutrality<\/em>. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2015, from https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kNXtANR9UV6fSjV2DNrkcIMAJVVN4CJfHHiq_0kkx8E\/preview?sle=true<\/pre>\n
What Net Neutrality is about: a simple explanation<\/em>. (2014, November 12). Retrieved from medianama.com: http:\/\/www.medianama.com\/2014\/11\/223-net-neutrality-simple-explanation\/<\/pre>\n
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