Panel to finalise new telecom policy, discuss net neutrality issue today

Trai had recommended barring telecom operators from imposing any restriction

The Telecom Commission is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to discuss and finalise the new telecom policy. Apart from that, the commission, which is the highest decision making body of the department of telecommunications (DoT), is likely to consider the issue of net neutrality as well as recommendations of Trai on closure of services by telecom operators.

The DoT had released the draft of the new telecom policy, to be called the National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) 2018, in May. The draft has been in public domain since then and most of the stakeholders, including various individuals, have given their