Centre approves telecom authority’s recommendations on net neutrality

Services that will be excluded from the rules include systems critical to business operations, remote surgery procedures and autonomous cars.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 11, 2018 · 09:34 pm

United States repeals net neutrality rules governing internet services

Democrats are lobbying to get Congress to overrule the Federal Communications Commission’s decision.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 12, 2018 · 02:54 pm

Net neutrality: As the US moves to gut the open internet, will other democratic countries follow?

The American internet industry is a powerful global force.

Sascha Meinrath, The Conversation

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Nathalia Foditsch, The Conversation

· Dec 17, 2017 · 11:30 pm

United States communications regulator repeals net neutrality rules in 3-2 vote

Internet service providers can now speed up or slow down user access to websites and charge consumers according to the services they use.

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· Dec 15, 2017 · 07:56 am

The Indian telecom regulator’s net neutrality recommendations may be the strongest in the world

The proposals released on Tuesday ban discrimination in terms of price or speed, and demand greater transparency.

Aroon Deep

· Nov 29, 2017 · 10:30 am

Net neutrality: Access to content should not be restricted, Trai says in its recommendations

Its recommendations come soon after the United States decided to repeal regulations to protect net neutrality.

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· Nov 28, 2017 · 01:26 pm

Net neutrality: Ravi Shankar Prasad says the right to access the internet is non-negotiable

India does not believe in exclusivity, the IT minister said, even as reports said the United States was planning to repeal net neutrality rules.

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· Nov 24, 2017 · 11:29 am

Explained: What the US U-turn on net neutrality means and how it will affect India

The United States is set to repeal net neutrality safeguards, a decision that could affect internet users the world over.

Aroon Deep

· Nov 23, 2017 · 10:30 am

US authority plans to repeal net neutrality rules: Reports

The policy prohibits internet service providers from favouring certain websites and apps over others.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 21, 2017 · 08:03 pm

Watch: When he’s not making you laugh, John Oliver is trying to save net neutrality

“Every internet group needs to come together.”

Scroll Staff

· May 10, 2017 · 01:00 pm

Donald Trump could be about to end net neutrality

President Trump seems to want to dismantle the main internet policy of his predecessor, that of ensuring net neutrality, also known as the ‘open internet’.

Chris Marsden, The Conversation

· Feb 11, 2017 · 10:30 pm

Facebook withdraws Free Basics from India

The decision follows TRAI’s regulation favouring net neutrality, which bars telecom companies from charging discriminatory prices for data services in the country.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 11, 2016 · 01:39 pm