Trai circulates pre-consultation level paper on net neutrality

Telecom regulator Trai on Monday issued pre-consultation paper on net neutrality, a topic that had kicked up dust earlier this year over platforms like Facebook’s Free Basics and Airtel Zero as well as attempts to charge certain Internet services, including calls.

Seeking to put in place an overall framework for Internet usage in the country, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said: “This pre-consultation paper is an attempt to identify the relevant issues in these areas, which will help Trai in formulating its views on the way forward for policy 

or regulatory intervention.”