COAI confirms its support for Net Neutrality

The COAI has reaffirmed its support to Net Neutrality and made a strong pitch for “Net Equality” that will enable access to Internet for a billion Indians as part of the Government’s Digital India vision.

The Association has urged all stakeholders to have a comprehensive and informed debate on the subject of Net Neutrality, keeping in mind the requirements of India and its citizens. An important and complex subject such as this, which is still being debated in many countries, which has taken years to conclude in many other countries and which is the subject of litigation in some, should not be left to the opinion of a few.

Clearing misconceptions that have arisen from the recent public debate over net neutrality and concerns over operators who are trying to control the consumers’ access to the Internet, COAI said, “We support an open Internet and believe that consumers should decide what to do online. Our job is to enable consumers to benefit from that freedom. We offer choice and do not block or provide any preferential .”.. See more