Issuing its recommendations on Net neutrality, Trai has also suggested a multi-stakeholder body comprising telecom and Internet service providers, content providers, civil society organisation and consumer representatives for monitoring and investigation of violations.
Airtel Zero launched with the promise of free access to apps.
Indian policy-makers must see the choices before them as economic, not moral, ones, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
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Operators have invested billions of dollars in licence and spectrum.
Flipkart may walk away from ongoing discussions with telecom service provider Airtel for their platform 'Airtel Zero'.
The company has added over 1,300 sites across the two states.
Telecom operators stressed that differential pricing for data is necessary for growth.
Aadhaar architect becomes most visible face to oppose Facebook plan
Transcript of Nikhil Pahwa's chat with Rediff readers.
Company has already reached out to its customers and employees
A DoT panel has backed net neutrality and made some recommendations to push the cause
The DoT report is expected by the end of the month.
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Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said universal connectivity and net neutrality "can and must" coexist.
Taking on the government in Parliament a second time in three days Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government on the issue of net neutrality.
Rahul Gandhi took a dig at PM Modi, saying his 'Digital India' scheme cannot become a "euphemism" for an Internet controlled by large remote corporations.
Programmes offers pared-down web services on mobile phones along with Facebook' s own social network and messaging services cost free
Its pre-consultation paper has been silent on the issue of closed electronic communication network, a loophole telcos can exploit to offer discriminatory pricing.
A Parliamentary Committee will discuss the controversial issue of net neutrality on Thursday at a meeting where officials of telecom companies like Airtel, Vodafone and Idea are expected to present their views.
Trai chairman Rahul Khullar says concept not practised strictly even in countries like the US and the UK.
Nasscom recommended that there should be 'no double dipping'.
The critics say the move is against the interest of the consumers and favours big corporate companies.
The authority has received over 10 lakh (1 million) petitions.
Raising the issue of net neutrality, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sought suspension of Question Hour in Lok Sabha and gave a notice for an adjournment motion to discuss the matter immediately.
Ending net neutrality will impact govt's Make in India.
Trai has invited comments till January 7 on its paper on differential data pricing.
Mark Zuckerberg said the company believes in Net neutrality "very strongly".
Is the Airtel Zero plan really a big blow for net neutrality? Will it end the 'free' internet as we know it? Amidst the hullaballoo over the issue, Sudhir Bisht provides a contrarian view.
Dabur India's shares rose 3.7 per cent after reporting in-line Q4FY26 results, driven by a healthy 10 per cent growth in its India business, despite some analysts remaining cautious about future execution.
Facebook Inc is launching an open platform for online content and application developers to join its Internet.org service.
Rediff.com gives you a lowdown on the net neutrality issue that is today part of the national discourse.
Shares of Indian life insurance companies, particularly SBI Life Insurance and Canara HSBC Life Insurance, saw significant declines after the Department of Financial Services (DFS) secretary, M Nagaraju, stated that banks are being asked to avoid exclusive tie-ups with their own insurance subsidiaries and instead remain neutral.
DoT will have wider consultations with all stakeholders.
Facebook is fast learning the limits of tech exceptionalism.
The debate on net neutrality has turned into another fight between ordinary folks and a large corporation.
"It is quite possible that the rates will remain low in the near to medium term, but that will depend on how conditions evolve," said RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra.
Godrej Properties closed FY26 with record bookings and presales, exceeding its annual guidance, but brokerages express concerns over weak cash-flow generation and the ability to sustain growth amidst a muted real estate market.
Decisions of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) have been under scrutiny for a while.
The social media giant had launched a public campaign to defend its platform.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted below normal monsoon rains for India this year, citing the potential emergence of El Nino conditions. This could significantly impact the country's agriculture-dependent economy.
S&P Global Ratings has increased India's GDP growth forecast for the next fiscal year to 7.1 per cent, citing private consumption, investment, and exports as key drivers. However, the agency also cautioned that the conflict in the Middle East could strain India's fiscal position due to higher energy prices.
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