TRAI aims to resolve net neutrality issues by early 2016

As the debate over the net neutrality resurfaces, telecom regulator TRAI has said it is looking to solve the issues “part-by-part” and also aiming to come up with the final guidelines based on the views received from different stakeholders, by early 2016. “We expect to resolve some of the the basic principles of net neutrality next year,” TRAI Chairman R. S Sharma told PTI in an interview. Internet activists and experts flayed the operator for ‘Airtel Zero’ service along with Facebook’s internet.org service, currently renamed ‘Free Basics.’ “Just as your phone company shouldn’t decide who you can call and what you say on that call, your ISP shouldn’t be concerned with the content you view or post online,” says the forum. Amid debate over zero-rating plans and telecom firms offering discounted tariffs for accessing certain websites, TRAI issued a consultation paper seeking comments on whether such differential pricing should be allowed.