Net Neutrality In India The Plot Thickens
The Net Neutrality battle The whole Net Neutrality movement in India started with Airtel planning to charge for VOIP calls since WhatsApp had introduced the calling option in its app. Airtel feared that WhatsApp might cannibalize its voice revenues. As I type this, it is ironical that whatever cannibalization WhatsApp could have done to Airtel’s voice revenues has already been done by Jio. The Net Neutrality fight that was triggered by Airtel’s proposal to charge for VOIP calls further intensified with Facebook’s internet....