1. NET NEUTRALITY Venkatarangan Thirumalai Blog: venkatarangan.com Twitter: @venkatarangan

2. AGENDA BASICS ECONOMICS AT WORK WHAT IS NET NEUTRALITY? IS IT GOOD OR BAD?

3. DO YOU KNOW THE INTERNET? CORE: ICANN, IETF SUPPORTING: ISO, ITU, IEEE, UNICODE, ECMA ASIA: APNIC INDIA: NIXI

4. DO YOU KNOW THE DARK NET/ DARK WEB Virtual Private Network The Onion Router (TOR) Network Silk Road

5. BANDWIDTH VS DATA TRANSFER Bandwidth is the “speed” available for use / maximum throughput Data Transfer – Actual amount of data that passed through in a period

6. WHAT WE BUY? Monthly Commitment (Rs.) 1849 Free Call Valueunlimited Local Minutesunlimited STD Minutesunlimited Hi Speed data transfer quota 50 Gb Download Speed * 16 Mbps till data transfer limit. 512 Kbps post that Plan NameTariffSpeed Upload FUP Download FUP Speed Post-FUP ACT Incredible1999100 Mbps200 GB 1 Mbps

7. ECONOMICS OF BANDWIDTH India NIXI request rate (Rs./GB) With Effect From(w.e.f.) -1999 121st October, 2012 101st April, 2013 71st October, 2013 5 1st April, 2014 Year US Internet Transit Prices % Decline 1999$800.00per Mbps33% 2012 $2.34 per Mbps28% 2013 $1.57 per Mbps33% 2014 $0.94 per Mbps40% 2015 $0.63 per Mbps33%

8. NET NEUTRALITY IT’S JUST AN IDEA A term that says Internet Service Providers & Regulators should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of devices connected and purpose of usage.

10. IS MARK ZUCKERBERG, A GOOD GUY OR BAD GUY? Airtel Zero Plan Facebook Free Basics

11. IT’S NOT BLACK ‘N’ WHITE You want your YouTube to be fast! - Peering How to handle QoS / Bandwidth Shaping Is Workplace different from Home?

12. NET NEUTRALITY IN INDIA On 8 February 2016, TRAI took a (revolutionary) decision prohibiting telecom service providers from levying discriminatory rates for data 1.No service provider can offer or charge discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content. 2.Reduced tariff for accessing or providing emergency services, or at times of public emergency has been permitted. 3.Review after 2 Years Above guidelines from TRAI, it does not enforce it.

13. WHAT WE NEED? Please, less of Government. No new laws! We remember what happened with 2G! Authorities to monitor and enforce existing Fair Trade/Consumer Rights Market place to determine the winners and losers Utilise the UAL (Universal Service Obligation Fund) It’s over Rs.41834.10 Crores as on 31.12.2015 Lastly, look at the big picture – privacy, freedom and self- censorship

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