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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicNet Neutrality

Topic: Net Neutrality

128 Indian startups write to TRAI, protest telcos’ demand to make OTT apps pay network usage fees

In their letter to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, startups like Zerodha & Razorpay reiterated their support for net neutrality & cautioned against overregulation of 'OTT' services.

Net neutrality under threat? It’s OTTs vs telcos again over proposed internet usage fee

In submissions to TRAI, telecom service providers ask for OTTs to pay them a fair charge for the increased data use they generate. OTTs say this could raise internet cost for consumers.

US dismantling net neutrality gives India the chance to be a global leader

It is ironic that the country which coined the phrase, “net neutrality” voted to dismantle it. But it has given India the chance to become a global leader

Telecom regulator chief says US net neutrality rules won’t impact India, but activists wary

Activists say that India has strong norms on net neutrality, but some worry the change in US norms could have an effect. 

Doing away with net-neutrality may be easier said than done

Considering the behemoths that Alphabet Inc, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon and Snap Inc are today, it may be imprudent to expect the repeal of net neutrality to be a smooth sail.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.