(ET)
The telecom regulator is considering putting in place guidelines which may allow subscribers to do financial transactions and access other important services faster than the rest on their mobile phones, as the authority finalises its recommendations on net neutrality, an issue that has been hotly debated in India for the past two years.
A senior official at the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said that the authority was zeroing in on the broad contours of net neutrality an issue that has been hotly debated in India for the past two years.
A senior official at the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said that the authority was zeroing in on the broad contours of net neutrality while considering the possibility of introducing some form of network management, or traffic management practices (TMPs), which telcos can adopt to prioritise critical services, for example banking and social welfare services.
