NET NEUTRALITY
Telecom has bright future, have full faith in professionalism of telcos: Outgoing TRAI chief R S Sharma"Unlike some other sectors, the telecom sector has not suffered from lack of demand. It is shining and has an extremely good future. Everyo...
- Neutrality must for platforms, app stores and devices, says outgoing Trai chief
Trai chairman termed net neutrality as a "new frontier" that merits attention and emphasised that 'neutrality' is important to ensure that ...
- Trai asks DoT to create, maintain list of permissible/prohibited traffic management practices
The new set of recommendations come over two years after Trai recommended net neutrality rules that backed an open Internet. It had suggest...
- Why are US Cos dictating policies for Indian firms: Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has termed Google’s decision to briefly take down his company’s app from its Play Store last wee...
- Inside Facebook’s early days of lobbying in India, led by Ankhi Das
A Wall Street Journal report published on August 14 claimed that Das, Facebook's public policy director in India, had opposed application o...
- Reliance Jio's complaint leads to Trai blocking Airtel, Vodafone Idea premium plans
Jio asked Trai Chairman to check if Voda Idea’s RedX and Airtel’s Platinum premium tariff plans are in compliance with India’s extant regul...
- Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide
BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, investors like KKR.
- Reliance Jio & Facebook differ on key issues
Facebook and Jio’s views diverge sharply on the matter of providing access to data.
- Net neutrality laws likely to be tested in clearance for Facebook-Jio deal
While India has strong Net neutrality laws, they might be tested in a major way given the magnitude of the deal.
- Facebook-Jio deal: No preferential treatment, stand by net neutrality, says Jio
Cos say it’s an open deal, shouldn’t fall foul of competition rules; Facebook states no data sharing pact with Jio while both have agreed t...
- Facebook-Reliance Jio deal to go to CCI, Trai may also step in
Analysts have sought transparency in how Facebook and Jio will control the data they have.
- Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs 43,574 crore
Facebook will invest Rs 43,574 crore, largest FDI in India's technology sector.
- View: This playground stays level
Facebook is the most powerful social network in the world, WhatsApp the most used app in India, and Jio the largest internet service provid...
- We are heading towards a telecom duopoly but it is net neutral for Bharti: Mahantesh Sabarad, SBICAP Securities
Mahantesh Sabarad, Head, Retail Research, SBICAP Securities says in case of Voda idea, there is nothing much on offer for investors. The fi...
- Trai extends comments deadlines on net neutrality rules paper
Earlier this month, the Trai had sought views for a roadmap on reasonable Internet traffic management practices that don’t infringe on rule...
- Rolling back net neutrality can spur investments in economies like India: Ajit Pai
Certainly a country that is as close to the US as India is, we would want to continue to have those lines of communication open, says Ajit ...
- Trai seeks views on traffic management under net neutrality
Trai sought public views on the contours of reasonable Internet traffic management practices that don’t infringe on rules.
- Consumer privacy influencing product rollouts: Facebook
Facing ire from the government, stakeholders, and civil society, Facebook had to rollback its ambitious Free Basics in India.
- Anti net-neutrality stance: Don't support blanket ban on paid prioritisation, says US FCC chairman Ajit Pai
Pai said that the matter needs to be seen on a case-by-case basis to review "both pro-competitive and anti-competitive" prioritisation arra...
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