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Trai is expected to come out with its final recommendations on net neutrality, including whether OTT players should be regulated in the next one or two months. Net neutrality means all internet traffic should be treated equally, without any discrimination in terms of speed and cost of access.
This is line with the recommendations of an internal panel of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which recommended domestic voice over internet protocol (VoIP) calls offered by WhatsApp, Skype and Viber be regulated, in line with voice calls offered by telecom operators. The panel, however, said there was no case for prescribing regulatory oversight on these firms' overall operations.
The bone of contention here is the voice calls being offered by WhatsApp, Skype and others, which telecom operators alleged is eating into their revenues. Voice calls offered by telecomcompanies are estimated to be 12.5 times more expensive than those through OTT services; in the case of messages, the difference is 16 times.
Trai in favour of regulating OTT players | Business Standard News
This is line with the recommendations of an internal panel of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which recommended domestic voice over internet protocol (VoIP) calls offered by WhatsApp, Skype and Viber be regulated, in line with voice calls offered by telecom operators. The panel, however, said there was no case for prescribing regulatory oversight on these firms' overall operations.
The bone of contention here is the voice calls being offered by WhatsApp, Skype and others, which telecom operators alleged is eating into their revenues. Voice calls offered by telecomcompanies are estimated to be 12.5 times more expensive than those through OTT services; in the case of messages, the difference is 16 times.
Trai in favour of regulating OTT players | Business Standard News
