Internet is free source of getting information. It allows people to connect and exchange information freely. Many of us must be reading about this for the first time, for the rest they must have heard it but not sure, what it is actually related to?
WHAT'S NET NEUTRALITY?
Net neutrality is one of the biggest issues debated globally by the telecom regulators and TRAI is also in the process of finalising what will be a landmark recommendation for Indian telecom.
Net neutrality means that the individual should be free to use all contents and applications equally, without Internet service providers (ISP) discriminating against specific online services or websites. In other words, it is the principle that the ISP that connects you to the internet does not get to control what you do on the internet.
In most of the countries there are rules to prevent internet service providers from interfering with how the user makes use of the internet. For example, we pay for the internet to ISP, we can use it however we see fit and the ISP has nothing to do with how we use it.
{ Without net neutrality, the internet as we know it will not exist. Instead of free access, there could be "package plans" for consumers. To access international websites, you may have to pay a more.}
What will happen if there is no net neutrality?
ISPs will have the full control of internet traffic so that they can derive profit from it. For example, some ISPs believe that they can earn more by charging separately for some services like YouTube by giving a reason that.
Without net neutrality, the internet as we know it will not exist. Instead of free access, there could be "package plans" for consumers. For example, if you pay Rs 500, you will only be able to access websites based in India. To access international websites, you may have to pay a more. Or maybe there can be different connection speed for different type of content, depending on how much you are paying for the service and what "add-on package" you have bought.
Lack of net neutrality, will also spell doom for innovation on the web. It is possible that ISPs will charge web companies to enable faster access to their websites. Those who don't pay may see that their websites will open slowly. This means bigger companies like Google will be able to pay more to make access to YouTube or Google+ faster for web users but a start-up that wants to create a different and beer video hosting site may not be able to do that
What are public reaction to the concept of net neutrality?
People are trying on their part to oppose this concept by tweeting, by posting status on social networking or blogging. Some held conference to make people aware of this cruel step of ISP. There were also strikes carried out by people for net neutrality.
Since this topic has become a national issue, we all should bring to people's notice to oppose this concept and not to support it, for user's rights.
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