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Status update (Sept 15th 2015)

tl;dr New TRAI Chief is open to VoIP licensing. DoT waiting for TRAI process to end. TRAI open houses sessions haven't even been announced. Parliamentary Standing Committee process is still on. Google and FB support Zero Rating. Need more Internet Industry support. FB spending lots of money promoting Internet.org. Zuckerberg is going to host a town hall with PM Narendra Modi, and we should participate in the townhall and push for Net Neutrality. Journos are being taken on an all expenses trip t
15 September, 2015
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Internet’s Independence Day: Comment on MyGov for #NetNeutrality

Update: We have 5 more days to comment. The deadline for comments on MyGov has been extended to 20th August. Some sample comments below. The process: 1. Register [https://mygov.in/user/register/] on the MyGov.in website 2. Sign into MyGov.in [https://mygov.in/user/login/] 3. Visit the net neutrality page [https://mygov.in/group-issue/give-your-comments-or-suggestions-recommendations-committee-net-neutrality/] and submit a response. Yesterday: In April, you spoke out in support of a
14 August, 2015
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If you need any help...

To Flipkart, Google, Microsoft and Cleartrip, You've been invited to depose before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Net Neutrality, according to a notice on the Standing Committee website [http://164.100.47.134/lsscommittee/Information%20Technology/Meeting_notice/Notice%20-%20(24)%2011.08.15.pdf] (via @ianuragthakur [https://twitter.com/ianuragthakur/status/629539338083119105]). We, at Savetheinternet.in [http://www.savetheinternet.in], would strongly urge you to take a stand in favour
07 August, 2015
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Ask Airtel some questions today

Bharti Airtel Limited is hosting an earnings call today (Wednesday, August 5). The Mint reports that Airtel’s profits rose 40% [http://www.livemint.com/Companies/zwkYjsDGqJRVzu3tEoQO7H/Bharti-Airtels-Q1-net-profit-rises-40-to-Rs15543-crore.html] , beating analysts’ estimates. Mobile data revenue has increased 56.9% and usage has grown 83%. Only three months ago, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), of which Airtel is a prominent member, claimed that date rates would have to be i
05 August, 2015
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Status update (July 2nd 2015)

Hi, just thought I'd give you guys a lowdown on where we are with the Net Neutrality battle in India. I might edit this later with more details. tl;dr It's not over yet. TRAI process is paused, DoT report looks very worrying, Standing Committee process is on, Digital India makes no mention of Net Neutrality. Given the way Net Neutrality has been defined in RS Prasad's Rajya Sabha statements, it looks the definition of Net Neutrality is still open to change. We need to request standing committee
02 July, 2015
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Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg Regarding Internet.org, Net Neutrality, Privacy, and Security

Savetheinternet.in has signed this open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, from digital rights organizations and groups from across the world: Dear Mark Zuckerberg, We, the undersigned, share a common concern about the launch and expansion of Facebook’s Internet.org platform and its implications for the open Internet around the world. On that open Internet, all content, applications and services are treated equally, without any discrimination. We are especially concerned that access for impoverished p
19 May, 2015
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The Consultation process must continue: too early for litigation

Last week through press reports we have come to know about a group called the INIEWA which is run by Mr. Varun Bajaj sent a legal notice to the Department of Telecom. These press reports state that INIEWA shares the goal of various internet users in India to safeguard net neutrality. The notice mentions that failing action, INIEWA will approach court. While we, at Savetheinternet.in, believe that there shouldn’t be licensing of internet platforms and that we need legal regulations to ensure Net
19 May, 2015
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The Basics of Net Neutrality

The debate on net neutrality is at its fiercest these days. The debate is also chaotic and noisy. While over 10 lakh individuals have written to TRAI favouring Net Neutrality, the operators have compared this massive response with something akin to a mob, asking the TRAI to decide the issue based on their own responses rather than going by those 10 lakh emails. This debate is not really being carried out in a way it should be. The right debate should be a series of arguments and counterargument
28 April, 2015
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Questions for the COAI and Indian telecom CEO's. #sabkequestions

Today's the last day for filing your submissions [http://www.savetheinternet.in] with the TRAI on its Consultation paper for Internet applications and services. The Cellular Operators Association of India, and the Telecom industry CEOs, who pushed for this consultation, are hosting a press conference today in Delhi at Hotel Lalit at 11.30 AM, probably announcing 'Sabka Internet', for which they have polled Indian mobile users in a disingenuous manner (more on that here [http://trak.in/tags/bus
24 April, 2015
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Official Announcement

Over One Million Submissions to TRAI in 12 Days

* Unprecedented public response in India’s policy making history * Citizens, businesses, startups and political leaders demand #NetNeutrality * Volunteer-led “Save The Internet” Showcases Internet-enabled Model of Public Participation 23 April, Delhi - The SaveTheInternet.in Coalition, a group of over 50 volunteers from across India, concerned about safeguarding an open Internet and net neutrality, today announced that over one million email submissions had been sent to India’s telecom re
23 April, 2015
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