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Net Neutrality in India: Nixi Against Selective Bundling of Apps by Telcos

Net Neutrality in India: Nixi Against Selective Bundling of Apps by Telcos 4h43

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 25 April 2015 17:33 IST

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National Internet Exchange of India (Nixi), a body under the IT Ministry, Friday said it strongly s net neutrality and any move by telecom operators to selectively bundle the services will go against the basic concept of Internet.

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"National Internet Exchange of India as the neutral exchange in the country, strongly s neutrality of the Internet which is the only way forward to make the Internet open, free and innovative. Any move by Telcos to bundle application or content selectively will hamper the very basic concept of Internet," Nixi said in a statement.

Amid a raging debate on Airtel Zero plan and some other platforms are being seen as discriminatory moves, even as the companies have defended their respective offerings.

(Also see: With Period for Trai Over, What's Next for Net Neutrality in India?)

Facebook's Tata Teleservices have also faced criticism by the proponents of the net Neutrality.

Nixi said that technological Innovation, especially from the startups will help in making available content in local languages to the Internet s all the more so with the increasing role of mobile and other social media platforms.

"Under these circumstances any dilution of the neutrality of the Internet, is expected to affect the freedom of expression, development of innovative ideas and newer applications and entrepreneurship of youngsters and startups," Nixi said.

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