5 Key Points You Need To Know About Net Neutrality Report
2. No extra fees for Facebook, YouTube
Facebook’s internet.org service to offer free internet access to remote regions associating with the local telecom companies was also flagged in the report. In addition to this, users will not be charged for using the social networking, cloud, trade and e-commerce services.
Although the services are accessed by the end-users with the aid of network infrastructure set up by the telecom service providers, they don’t face direct competition against TSP’s licensed offerings.
3. Zero-rating
TRAI had been given the responsibility to make decisions regarding the aero-rating platform considering the aspect of Net Neutrality. For those who didn’t know, Zero rating is an application that offers free usage of data to specific apps or services using TSP/ISP’s network.
"Zero rating favours sites, services and applications having the ability to strike deals with TSPs/ISPs, which may not have any incentive in entering into commercial tie-ups with firms that have a small market share," the report said against harming the innovative and new startups in the country.
4. Traffic Management
Traffic management is a complex section and needs bigger capacity before consideration. The report also supported the “Legitimate traffic management practices” however they meet the core principles of the Net Neutrality. Further, it recommended to managing all IP traffic equally.
5. Facebook's Internet.org and Gatekeeping
Facebook’s Internet.org faced the allegations of discrimination and the criticism of the panel for going against the Net Neutrality terms. The websites that were offered access to this service of Facebook were found to violate the norms of Net Neutrality.
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