$\"\"$ NEW DELHI: A telecom department report on net neutrality has recommended against regulating any over the top services or apps, but called for “regulatory oversight” on those offering local voice calls similar to mobile operators. A six-member internal committee of the department of telecommunications (DoT<\/a>) in its report also suggested a new law incorporating principles of net neutrality to replace the Indian Telegraph Act.
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“The committee favours regulatory oversight on the communication service providers,” reads the report. “The committee believes that for (other) OTT<\/a> application services (including those offering messaging and international voice calls), there is no case for prescribing regulatory oversight similar to communication services,” it said.
\n
\nThe DoT panel pointed out that apps such as Viber and WhatsApp that offer local calling services over the internet don’t have to follow regulations like mobile phone operators do, thus creating a non-level playing field between two providers of similar services.
\n
The government will take a decision on the policy<\/a> around net neutrality after public consultation and the telecom regulator’s recommendations on the subject.
\n
\nNet neutrality is a principle that guarantees consumers equal and non-discriminatory access to all Internet services with no discrimination on the basis of tariffs or speed.
\n
\nThe DoT panel has also called for a new legislation that “when planned for replacing the existing legal framework must incorporate principles of net neutrality”. Till that time, interim provisions can be enforced through inserting a clause in licence conditions of telecom service providers (TSPs) and internet service providers (ISPs) to include adherence to principles of net neutrality, it said.
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\nThe suggestions fall in line with the government’s stand that the overall policy should guarantee net neutrality and free user access to all apps.
\n
\nET had reported on June 30 that the DoT panel had recommended disallowing controversial zero rating plans of telcos and proposed a ban on throttling and any sort of prioritisation of Internet traffic.
\n
\nThese aspects, the committee felt, were violating net neutrality. “Content and application providers cannot be permitted to act as gatekeepers and use network operations to extract value, even if it is for an ostensible public purpose. Collaborations between TSPs (telecom service providers) and content providers that enable such gate keeping role to be played by any entity should be actively discouraged,” the report said.
\n
\nHitting the heart of the net neutrality debate, the report said a balance was required between ensuring Internet openness and reasonable use of traffic management by telcos and ISPs for legitimate needs.
\n
\nIt has recommended allowing legitimate traffic management, but said ‘exploitative or anticompetitive traffic management’, ‘application specific control within the Internet traffic’ and traffic prioritisation on paid basis must not be allowed.
\n
\nStressing on respecting user rights, the report said internet service providers and telcos cannot restrict users’ ability to “receive, display, use, post any legal content, application or service on the Internet, or restrict any kind of lawful internet activity or use”.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":47905503,"title":"Here are the initiatives under Digital india","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/policy\/here-are-the-initiatives-under-digital-india\/47905503","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"policy"}],"related_content":[],"msid":47905577,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"DoT against regulation of OTT services, except local voice calls","synopsis":"The government will take a decision on the policy around net neutrality after public consultation and the telecom regulator\u2019s recommendations on the subject.","titleseo":"policy\/dot-against-regulation-of-ott-services-except-local-voice-calls","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Gulveen Aulakh","author_link":"\/author\/19656\/gulveen-aulakh","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/19656.cms?width=100&height=100","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":19656,"author_name":"Gulveen Aulakh","author_seo_name":"gulveen-aulakh","designation":"Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ET Bureau","artdate":"2015-07-02 09:17:34","lastupd":"2015-07-02 09:19:48","breadcrumbTags":["policy","DoT","TSP","OTT","NetNeutrality"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"policy\/dot-against-regulation-of-ott-services-except-local-voice-calls"}}" data-authors="[" gulveen aulakh"]" data-category-name="Policy" data-category_id="19" data-date="2015-07-02" data-index="article_1">

政策

点对奥特监管服务,除了当地的语音通话

政府将采取决定的政策网络中立在公众咨询和电信监管机构的建议。

Gulveen Aulakh,
等局

更新于2015年7月2日09:19点坚持

新德里:电信部门报告网络中立建议对调节任何服务或应用程序顶部,但呼吁“监管”那些类似于移动运营商提供当地的语音通话。电信部一个六人的内部委员会(点)在其报告中也提出了一个新的法律将网络中立原则取代印度电报的行为。

“委员会支持监管通信服务提供商,“读取报告。“委员会认为,(其他)奥特应用程序服务(包括那些提供消息和国际语音通话),没有理由开监管与通信服务类似,”它说。

点小组指出,应用程序,如推出WhatsApp提供本地调用服务在互联网上没有遵循规定像移动电话运营商一样,因此创建一个非水平竞争两个类似服务的提供者。

政府将决定政策网络中立在公众咨询和电信监管机构的建议。

网络中立原则,保证消费者平等和非歧视性访问所有互联网服务,没有歧视的关税或速度。

点小组还呼吁新的立法,“当计划取代现有的法律框架必须包含网络中立”的原则。直到那个时候,暂行规定可以通过插入一个条款执行许可证条件的电信服务提供商(tsp)和互联网服务提供商(isp),包括坚持网络中立原则,它说。

秋天的建议符合政府的立场,总体政策应保证网络中立和免费用户访问所有应用程序。

等曾在6月30日报道说,点板零评级电信公司的计划和建议禁止有争议的提议禁止互联网流量的节流和任何类型的优先级。

这些方面,委员会认为,违反网络中立。“内容和应用程序提供者不能被允许作为看门人和使用网络运营中提取价值,即使是表面上的公共目的。tsp(电信服务提供者)之间的协作和内容提供商等,使门保持角色扮演的任何实体应该积极鼓励,”该报告说。

网络中立辩论的核心,报告说之间的平衡需要确保互联网开放性和合理利用交通管理由电信运营商和互联网服务提供商的合法需求。

它建议允许合法的交通管理,但表示“剥削或反竞争交通管理”,特定于应用程序的内部控制网络流量和流量优先级支付的基础上必须不允许。

强调在尊重用户权利,报告说,互联网服务提供商和电信运营商不能限制用户的能力“接收、显示、使用后任何法律内容、应用程序或服务在互联网上,或限制任何合法互联网活动或使用”。

发布于2015年7月2日09:17点坚持

$\"\"$ NEW DELHI: A telecom department report on net neutrality has recommended against regulating any over the top services or apps, but called for “regulatory oversight” on those offering local voice calls similar to mobile operators. A six-member internal committee of the department of telecommunications (DoT<\/a>) in its report also suggested a new law incorporating principles of net neutrality to replace the Indian Telegraph Act.
\n
“The committee favours regulatory oversight on the communication service providers,” reads the report. “The committee believes that for (other) OTT<\/a> application services (including those offering messaging and international voice calls), there is no case for prescribing regulatory oversight similar to communication services,” it said.
\n
\nThe DoT panel pointed out that apps such as Viber and WhatsApp that offer local calling services over the internet don’t have to follow regulations like mobile phone operators do, thus creating a non-level playing field between two providers of similar services.
\n
The government will take a decision on the policy<\/a> around net neutrality after public consultation and the telecom regulator’s recommendations on the subject.
\n
\nNet neutrality is a principle that guarantees consumers equal and non-discriminatory access to all Internet services with no discrimination on the basis of tariffs or speed.
\n
\nThe DoT panel has also called for a new legislation that “when planned for replacing the existing legal framework must incorporate principles of net neutrality”. Till that time, interim provisions can be enforced through inserting a clause in licence conditions of telecom service providers (TSPs) and internet service providers (ISPs) to include adherence to principles of net neutrality, it said.
\n
\n $\"\"$
\n
\nThe suggestions fall in line with the government’s stand that the overall policy should guarantee net neutrality and free user access to all apps.
\n
\nET had reported on June 30 that the DoT panel had recommended disallowing controversial zero rating plans of telcos and proposed a ban on throttling and any sort of prioritisation of Internet traffic.
\n
\nThese aspects, the committee felt, were violating net neutrality. “Content and application providers cannot be permitted to act as gatekeepers and use network operations to extract value, even if it is for an ostensible public purpose. Collaborations between TSPs (telecom service providers) and content providers that enable such gate keeping role to be played by any entity should be actively discouraged,” the report said.
\n
\nHitting the heart of the net neutrality debate, the report said a balance was required between ensuring Internet openness and reasonable use of traffic management by telcos and ISPs for legitimate needs.
\n
\nIt has recommended allowing legitimate traffic management, but said ‘exploitative or anticompetitive traffic management’, ‘application specific control within the Internet traffic’ and traffic prioritisation on paid basis must not be allowed.
\n
\nStressing on respecting user rights, the report said internet service providers and telcos cannot restrict users’ ability to “receive, display, use, post any legal content, application or service on the Internet, or restrict any kind of lawful internet activity or use”.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":47905503,"title":"Here are the initiatives under Digital india","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/policy\/here-are-the-initiatives-under-digital-india\/47905503","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"policy"}],"related_content":[],"msid":47905577,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"DoT against regulation of OTT services, except local voice calls","synopsis":"The government will take a decision on the policy around net neutrality after public consultation and the telecom regulator\u2019s recommendations on the subject.","titleseo":"policy\/dot-against-regulation-of-ott-services-except-local-voice-calls","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Gulveen Aulakh","author_link":"\/author\/19656\/gulveen-aulakh","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/19656.cms?width=100&height=100","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":19656,"author_name":"Gulveen Aulakh","author_seo_name":"gulveen-aulakh","designation":"Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ET Bureau","artdate":"2015-07-02 09:17:34","lastupd":"2015-07-02 09:19:48","breadcrumbTags":["policy","DoT","TSP","OTT","NetNeutrality"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"policy\/dot-against-regulation-of-ott-services-except-local-voice-calls"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/policy/dot-against-regulation-of-ott-services-except-local-voice-calls/47905577">