Technoglitch
Core Member
"We are pro net neutrality. Internet should be fair for all. Net Neutrality ensures that the best product wins rather than the guy with the deepest pockets. A tiered internet will always favor the companies with money and will be very detrimental to meritocracy. This is like introducing a class system for the internet."
“It goes without saying that we are for net neutrality in India. We strongly believe in equal access to information and services. Airtel Zero per se, like they say is comparable to toll free numbers. However, what they do beyond that could infringe in damaging the net neutrality that we are looking for. The potential end of net neutrality will be disastrous and will greatly arrest India’s growth, and shouldn’t be allowed under any circumstance.”
Net neutrality is fundamental to a robust set of internet companies in India. In the absence of such, I feel we are not going to have a level playing field and ultimately make the innovation suffer. I can understand the revenue pressure telecom operators are feeling because of many of the internet applications. However, the current position of telecom operators is neither very fruitful, nor sustainable in long term. An end to net neutrality will reduce the innovations and increase the barrier to entry for young innovative startups to do new things. Ironically, young Filpkart five years back would have been found it difficult to compete against Amazon in the world of "Net Zero" plan if current situation existed then.
8 Indian Tech Startups Speak On Airtel Zero And Net Neutrality - NewsHub
“It goes without saying that we are for net neutrality in India. We strongly believe in equal access to information and services. Airtel Zero per se, like they say is comparable to toll free numbers. However, what they do beyond that could infringe in damaging the net neutrality that we are looking for. The potential end of net neutrality will be disastrous and will greatly arrest India’s growth, and shouldn’t be allowed under any circumstance.”
Net neutrality is fundamental to a robust set of internet companies in India. In the absence of such, I feel we are not going to have a level playing field and ultimately make the innovation suffer. I can understand the revenue pressure telecom operators are feeling because of many of the internet applications. However, the current position of telecom operators is neither very fruitful, nor sustainable in long term. An end to net neutrality will reduce the innovations and increase the barrier to entry for young innovative startups to do new things. Ironically, young Filpkart five years back would have been found it difficult to compete against Amazon in the world of "Net Zero" plan if current situation existed then.
8 Indian Tech Startups Speak On Airtel Zero And Net Neutrality - NewsHub