Nobody owns the Net: Trai backs open access

But exempts specialised services, critical IoT, content delivery networks

Within days of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposing a plan to dismantle the existing net neutrality regulations in the US, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended upholding the basic principle of keeping the internet free. The proposals of Trai, when accepted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), would ensure that no service provider can restrict, discriminate or interfere in the treatment of content by blocking, slowing down, degrading or granting preferential speeds while providing internet access.  

“No one owns the internet... so, it should be open and accessible to everyone,” Trai Chairman RS Sharma said.