In the last few days, you might have come across the term 'Net neutrality' on a lot of Internet portals. Well, it's not just another technical jargon doing the rounds of Internet like other non-sensical stuff, but a significant event which will change the way you use Internet forever. Besides this, it is sure to bury a hole in your pocket.
Till now you have enjoyed the Internet the way it's supposed to
be. But in a few days, the telecom regulators in India are ready to unleash the
horror.
The telcos now want to charge for the Internet differently,
based on how you use it. Internet being the backbone of 21st century, the
clamour for open internet is the need for today.
What is Net Neutrality:
Net neutrality is one of the biggest issue debated globally by
the telecom regulators and TRAI is also in the process of finalising what will
be a landmark recommendation for Indian telecom.
The important aspects of Net
neutrality are:
1. Internet
service providers should enable access to all content and applications
regardless of the source.
2. The
Internet service provider from whom you buy your internet pack, should not
under any circumstance be able to control how exactly you use it and it's upto
you how you use the data.
3. All
websites can co-exist without hampering others and all websites are accessible
at the same speed and no particular website of application is favoured.
4. All
web sites and content creators are treated equal, and you don’t have to pay
extra for faster Internet speed to a particular site/service.
How will it affect you?
In India, the concept of net neutrality doesn’t exist legally
but most companies have adhered to it until now. With the Internet taking the
world into its folds, Internet Service Providers across the world are trying to
encash this potent commodity and trying to control the traffic.
Telecom operators have lobbied ( especially Airtel and Vodafone)
and gone to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to allow them to
block apps and websites and charge money from both consumers and businesses i.e
they will get the license to violate net neutrality.
The absence of Net neutrality will change the way you know
Internet now and your freedom will be at stake.
Without it, it would mean that Internet Service Providers will
be able to charge companies which consume more bandwidth (for e.g YouTube) and
that extra charge will be directed to you. Also, you won't be able to access
other websites at the same speed unless you pay an additional sum else face the
torture of a slow internet. For e.g big companies like Google will be able to
pay more to make access to Youtube or Google+ faster for web users but a
startup may not be able to do that which is sure to shatter entrepreneurial
aspirations of millions. The telcos will derive huge profits out of it
while the rights of consumers will be compromised.
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