Airtel to launch Airtel Zero platform violating Network neturality

[Navjot Singh]

Exactly.

Core principles of Network Neutrality

1. All sites must be equally accessible: ISPs and telecom operators shouldn’t block certain sites or apps just because they don’t pay them.
2. All sites must be accessible at the same speed (at an ISP level): This means no speeding up of certain sites because of business deals. More importantly, it means no slowing down some sites.
3. The cost of access must be the same for all sites (per Kb/Mb or as per data plan): This means no “Zero Rating”. In countries like India, Net Neutrality is more about cost of access than speed of access, because, well, we don’t have fast and slow lanes: all lanes are slow.

Airtel is violating the first principle here. By creating a wall of apps which have paid them and blocking rest.

 

[SVK]

And Facebook/Reliance not doing same by their internet.org service?

 

[Navjot Singh]

They are. Who said they are not?

Even opera is doing so with their mobile browser where you can access few sites for free.

 

[Sushubh]

internet.org is violating network neutrality and is opposed by a lot of organizations including eff.

 

[Kinjal Savai]

Internet is going in crazy direction with this move. I dont know why many think this as good news.

 

[Sushubh]

because free is a very attractive price as a consumer

 

[itzmynet]

Airtel is violating the first principle here. By creating a wall of apps which have paid them and blocking rest.

actually they are violating the third principle, certain websites/apps would be accessible for free whereas for rest of them you need to pay to access.

btw nobody complained before when Free Zone from Google now available through Airtel Mobile • Airtel

 

[Navjot Singh]

Less awareness at that time. 2 years have passed and Internet has gone through many changes.

 

[Sushubh]

Airtel broadcasting IPL for free many years ago was also against network neutrality. They are the pioneers in doing wrong.

 

[mhsabir]

I think one of the foundation ones would be Microsoft bundling IE

Its not internet per se... But one of the most popular in the business..