{"id":34981,"date":"2025-01-07T18:39:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T13:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=34981"},"modified":"2025-01-07T18:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T13:09:17","slug":"us-net-neutrality-rollback-india-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/07-01-2025\/us-net-neutrality-rollback-india-approach","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Net Neutrality Rollback Highlights India\u2019s divergent path on issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus :GS 3\/IT and Computers&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the second attempt of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enforce <strong>Net Neutrality.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The U.S. tech companies like Netflix opposed telecom companies and ISPs charging them for extra bandwidth, fearing the creation of &#8220;fast lanes&#8221; and &#8220;slow lanes&#8221; for internet traffic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The U.S. experienced a cycle of net neutrality policy changes, with Obama-era rules being rolled back under President Trump and later reinstated under President Biden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/net-neutrality\/\"><strong>Net Neutrality<\/strong><\/a><strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Net neutrality is the principle that internet providers must treat all web traffic equally, preventing them from blocking or slowing access to websites or content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Consumer Rights: <\/strong>It ensures consumers can access content freely without restrictions or extra charges from ISPs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Innovation and Competition: <\/strong>It promotes innovation by allowing startups to compete on an equal footing with large companies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Freedom of Expression: <\/strong>Protects free speech by preventing ISPs from censoring content or controlling information flow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Debate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Proponents :<\/strong> They argue net neutrality is essential for a free and open internet, preventing ISPs from controlling access or prioritizing content for profit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opponents: <\/strong>ISPs and some policymakers argue regulation limits investment and innovation, suggesting prioritization may be necessary for quality service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India\u2019s approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s approach to net neutrality has evolved differently over the last decade, with telecom companies seeking ways to extract payments from large tech platforms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In India, the net neutrality debate started in 2014 with Bharti Airtel\u2019s attempt to impose higher tariffs on internet calls (e.g., Viber), sparking widespread opposition against discriminatory data pricing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I<strong>n 2016, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI<\/strong>) ruled in favor of net neutrality, ensuring equal treatment of all internet traffic. This decision ended a public debate, prohibiting programs like Facebook&#8217;s Free Basics and telecom operators&#8217; plans to charge extra for data calls using apps like Viber.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0In 2018, the Department of Telecommunications<\/strong> further solidified net neutrality by embedding it into the Unified <strong>Licence, making it a binding condition for all telecom operators and internet providers.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Telcos\u2019 New Demand in India:<\/strong> Indian telecom companies have recently pushed for network usage fees, demanding that large tech companies pay for the traffic they generate on telecom networks, a demand that has raised concerns among net neutrality advocates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion and Way Forward&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Net neutrality is key to preserving an open internet, safeguarding consumer rights, encouraging innovation, and ensuring freedom of expression.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balancing regulation and freedom will be crucial moving forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :TH<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the second attempt of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enforce Net Neutrality.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34981"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34982,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34981\/revisions\/34982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}