Telecom regulator TRAI has extended the deadline for sending in comments for its recent consultation paper on net neutrality up to 15th March 2017. Counter comments can be submitted by 22nd March 2017. Written submissions can be sent to advqos@trai.gov.in. The consultation paper primarily looks at how “non-discriminatory access” to content Internet could be ensured. It discusses various issues of Net Neutrality including traffic management, throttling of speeds, and preferential treatment of content and apps on the Internet and how these principles are applicable within the Indian context. This is TRAI’s 5th consultation paper issued under net neutrality in the last two years. It earlier passed a regulation in February last year restricting discriminatory pricing (or zero-rating) of applications, and content. However, in this consultation, TRAI asks if preferential treatment of content or throttling can be allowed in case a user demands it, without a service provider-application developer partnership in the back-end. Questions for consultation The regulator had issued a 14-point questionnaire under the consultation: Q.1 What could be the principles for ensuring nondiscriminatory access to content on the Internet, in the Indian context? Q.2 How should “Internet traffic” and providers of “Internet services” be understood in the NN context? (a) Should certain types of specialised services, enterprise solutions, Internet of Things, etc be excluded from its scope? How should such terms be defined? (b) How should services provided by content delivery networks and direct interconnection arrangements be treated? Please provide reasons. Q.3 In the Indian context, which of the following regulatory approaches…
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