An Introduction to Net Neutrality: Do we need regulation in India? What is Net Neutrality? A literal interpretation of network neutrality, for working purposes, is the principle that all electronic communication passing through a network is treated equally. That all communication is treated equally means that it is treated independent of (i) content, (ii) application, (iii) service, (iv) device, (v) sender address, and (vi) receiver address. Sender and receiver address implies that the treatment is independent of end user and content/application/service provider - BEREC, Response to the European Commissions Consultation on the Open Internet and Net Neutrality in Europe, September 2010 Source: Daily Tech Why Do We Need Net Neutrality Regulation? Ensuring Online Competition & Plurality of Content Acts as an Incentive for Infra. Development Protection of Civil Liberties Is there a case for no regulation? Free or Cheap Access 10 Source:: The Indian Express and Facebook We just launched Internet.org in India -- giving people in six Indian states access to free basic internet services for health, education, jobs and communication. - Mark Zuckerberg, Feb 10, 2014 Traffic Management Efficiencies of Capacity Development Preventing Spam and Viruses Unfair / Excess Use Reducing Revenues of Telcos The Indian Scenario Throttling Preferential Access No Transparency What Kind of Regulation? Statute Sector Specific Regulation Co-Regulatory Model Self Regulation What Can You Do?