Government wants to tax (mobile) data usage (per GB) now

[Sushubh]

Centre Asks Telecom Dept To See If Data Can Be Taxed To Raise Revenue & Curb Screen Addiction | Mint

Could India soon tax mobile data? The government has asked the Department of Telecommunications to study whether a small levy on data usage could raise revenue and help curb digital addiction. But experts warn such a move could disrupt India’s booming digital economy and impact millions of users...

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Implement this in wired broadband and they can become developed nation in a month.

 

[Sushubh]

Also in article they want to make Aadhaar mandatory for sim cards.

 

[Kaiju404]

"Curb screen addiction" is such a B reason. I can see the rural sector especially the Farmers getting hit badly then only some revolution will come up. Many will stop recharging like literally for mobile data even in towns and cities

 

[Kyle Crane]

There was this tweet

“ A levy of ₹1 per GB could generate around ₹22,900 crore in revenue, based on FY25 usage.”

But we dont buy data individually anymore? And 349₹ can get us unlimited 5G and if not 5G thats still getting us 1.5gb per day for a month so how exactly would u charge a rupee per gb in that?

1.5x28=42 gb a month?

So like 349₹ plan becomes 349+42=391₹ with no additional benefits ?

Someone correct me please

 

[f0r3he4d]

were going backwards. back in the day nixi used to charge access to their internet exchanges by per gigabyte

 

[Skye]

Some people use over 1 TB with Jio 5G every month. So, extra ₹1000 per month for them?

 

[Kaiju404]

WE ARE COOKED DARK AGES ARE COMING BACK

 

[f0r3he4d]

okay ill put my tinfoil hat for this one. i feel like telecom providers are pushing the govt to mandate this rule so that they can start monetising 5G infra as they used to back in the 4g days by per GB. govt will probably subsidise the telecom providers with this increased cost by offering them lower rates for doing business. even thr agr dues were nullified couple of days back iirc

 

[Kyle Crane]

if we going back to 2000s can we please have 2000s level of democracy as well?

 

[Lolita_Magnum]

The 2000s level of democracy was worse than this... If you don't know, the country was on the brink of bankruptcy.