Pakistan is turning into 'Bannistan' with internet firewallPakistan is testing a China-style internet firewall to monitor and control online content. This move could impact online freedoms, economic...
03 Dec, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Businesses, rights defenders decry Pakistan internet slowdownThe Pakistan government has slowed down internet and social media networks to curb dissent, risking economic stability. Since July, connect...
18 Aug, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
US Chamber, Comcast, tech group split over net neutralityThe FCC in November voted to advance a proposal to assume new regulatory oversight over broadband internet rescinded under former President...
15 Dec, 2023, 10.01 AM IST
Frequent suspension of internet on flimsy grounds uncalled for, says Parliamentary panelThe Committee said, "When the Government's thrust is on digitisation and knowledge economy with free and open access to internet at its cor...
02 Dec, 2021, 09.00 AM IST
Telcos ask govt to defer net neutrality rules or bring internet calling apps under licenceCOAI, whose members include Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea etc, wrote to the telecom department on February 9 in response to th...
16 Feb, 2021, 06.48 PM IST
Anti net-neutrality stance: Don't support blanket ban on paid prioritisation, says US FCC chairman Ajit PaiPai said that the matter needs to be seen on a case-by-case basis to review "both pro-competitive and anti-competitive" prioritisation arra...
26 Oct, 2018, 11.23 AM IST
DoT issues direction for licence amendment to implement net neutralityA licence amendment note of DoT directing its various licensing division said that the government is committed to the fundamental principle...
08 Aug, 2018, 10.42 PM IST
Government in process to implement net neutrality rules: Manoj SinhaThe apex decision making body at the Department of Telecom, the Telecom Commission, had approved implementation of net neutrality.
20 Jul, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
Net neutrality: Content providers, telcos want a free and fair regulationNet neutrality: Counter arguments need to be submitted by April 24. Trai will then hold an open-house discussion on the topic before giving...
18 Apr, 2017, 01.16 AM IST
Net neutrality camp wants free web concept to be put in telcos’ licenceWhile telcos wanted some amount of traffic management to be allowed, backers of net neutrality strongly opposed this, saying they go agains...
06 Jul, 2016, 06.26 AM IST
Trai seeks views to define Net Neutrality, wants responses by June 21In addition, Trai wanted views on the “reasonable traffic management practices” that carriers may need to adopt and in what manner these co...
31 May, 2016, 06.14 AM IST
Trai asked to submit recommendations on net neutrality; government gears up to finalise policyTelecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had told Parliament that the government is committed to free, fair and a democratic Internet.
17 Mar, 2016, 05.48 AM IST
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma says apps shouldn't be allowed on closed networks“If a kind of content is available on the Internet, it can't be made available to a closed network at a differential price — that's the cla...
22 Feb, 2016, 01.53 AM IST
Why a clear-cut net neutrality policy is important for Digital India's successThe telecom department said in a background note that net neutrality is a must for the success of Digital India given the poor Internet cov...
06 Jul, 2015, 01.06 PM IST
Go for 'same services same rules', Internet body to TraiISPAI has suggested that Trai adopt 'same services same rule' to define Net neutrality while agreeing that there should be no discriminatio...
24 Apr, 2015, 09.37 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg says internet.org not against 'net neutrality'Zuckerberg's comments, made on his Facebook post, come in the midst of a public uproar in India, especially on social media platforms.
17 Apr, 2015, 06.47 PM IST
Net neutrality: Congress asks government to scrap move, warns of stirMaken wondered as to what is the need for a committee when the Centre has powers under Section 25 of the TRAI Act to issue any direction to...
14 Apr, 2015, 06.59 PM IST