There was a discussion on Net Neutrality in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, initiated by Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien. The Minister of Communication & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad opened the discussion and here are some of the points that emerged from the debate. Who Participated? Derek O'Brien, Trinamool Congress Ashok Ganguly, Nominated MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, DMK Ritabrata Banerjee, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Vivek Gupta, Trinamool Congress Tarun Vijay, BJP NV Rajeev Gowda, Indian National Congress Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Nominated MP Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu, Indian National Congress A.U. Singh Deo, Biju Janata Dal Ravi Prakash Verma, Samajwadi Party Shantaram Naik, Indian National Congress Anil Desai, Shiv Sena A Navaneethakrishnan, AIADMK K.T.S. Tulsi, Nominated MP D. Raja, Communist Party of India Questions they asked [caption id="attachment_133396" align="alignright" width="200"] Derek O'Brien[/caption] Derek O'Brien - Why has TRAI compromised the privacy of 10 lakh people who responded to the consultation paper by making their emails ids public? - Is the government considering amending the IT Act? Is this government looking to bring the Internet under a License Raj? - Asked for assurance that TRAI will not take action on Net Neutrality without consulting the Parliament. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi - What are the steps being taken to address the concerns raised by small websites that they would not be able to compete with the powerful websites who are joining hands with the Internet.org’s service providers? - Is the government looking to make access to Internet a civic right? - Requested to ensure that the discussions…
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