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India: Net neutrality not on our radar yet, says CCI

By  |  July 20, 2015

The Competition Commission is not looking into the issue of Net neutrality as of now because sectoral regulator Trai is yet to finalise its views on it, CCI member M S Sahoo said on Monday.

“We are not concerned about net neutrality at this point of time as the sectoral regulator is yet to firm up its mind … But we are keeping a watch on it and will act if it is found to be anti-competitive,” Sahoo told reporters in Kolkata.

Net neutrality implies that equal treatment be accorded to all Internet traffic and no priority be given to an entity or company based on payment to content or service providers such as telecom companies, which is seen as discriminatory.

Full content: The Economic Times

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