Airtel is for Net Neutrality too!

IN Media Watch Briefs | 18/04/2015

Stung by the unprecedented support for the campaign on net neutrality and against the TRAI consultation, Airtel has come out with an email to its subscribers telling them it is in favour of net neutrality! Airtel Zero, the letter says, only charges application developers, content providers and internet sites that choose to get on the platform, not customers! The letter, entitled 'Clearing the Misconceptions around Airtel Zero' says that 'Every web site, content or application will always be given the same treatment on our network whether they are on the toll free platform or not'. Huh?

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