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Clearing Misconceptions: What the DoT Panel Report on Net Neutrality Says (and Doesn't)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 21, 2015
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last modified
Jul 21, 2015 12:36 PM
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filed under:
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
There have been many misconceptions about what the DoT Panel Report on Net Neutrality says: the most popular ones being that they have recommended higher charges for services like WhatsApp and Viber, and that the report is an anti-Net neutrality report masquerading as a pro-Net neutrality report. Pranesh Prakash clears up these and other incorrect notions about the report in this brief analysis.
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Blog
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Regulatory Perspectives on Net Neutrality
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 08, 2015
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last modified
Jul 18, 2015 02:46 AM
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filed under:
Telecom,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance,
ICT
In this paper Pranesh Prakash gives an overview on why India needs to put in place net neutrality regulations, and the form that those regulations must take to avoid being over-regulation.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Digital India: PM Modi to launch BJP's flagship programme likely in July
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 29, 2015
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last modified
Aug 22, 2015 04:45 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Modi government, which completed one year at the Centre, is preparing for a big-ticket launch of Digital India, taking technology to the villages and block levels, through merchandise, hackathons and games spread over a week-long initiative across the country.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Definition of Net Neutrality should be flexible: Pranesh Prakash
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 10, 2015
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last modified
Jun 19, 2015 01:43 AM
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filed under:
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
Critics argue that Facebook’s Internet.org violates the principle of Net Neutrality.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Services
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 09, 2015
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filed under:
Telecom,
Featured
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) sent a joint response to the TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) Services with scholars from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The response was sent on March 27, 2015.
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Telecom
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Blog
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Financial Express hosts #NetNeutralityDebate: ‘Price discrimination can be allowed, but not for the same packet of data’
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 27, 2015
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last modified
Apr 27, 2015 02:18 AM
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filed under:
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
Trying to cut through the noise on Net Neutrality in India, FICCI in partnership with Financial Express is hosting a panel discussion titled ‘Decoding Net Neutrality’ in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Freedom struggle 2.0
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 27, 2015
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last modified
Apr 27, 2015 01:23 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
In the face of the debate on net neutrality, here is a look at the consequences of not having a free, equal, and private internet.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Three reasons why 66A verdict is momentous
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 29, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Earlier this week, the fundamental right to freedom of expression posted a momentous victory. The nation's top court struck down the much-reviled Section 66A of the IT Act — which criminalized communications that are "grossly offensive", cause "annoyance", etc — as "unconstitutionally vague", "arbitrarily, excessively, and disproportionately" encumbering freedom of speech, and likely to have a "chilling effect" on legitimate speech.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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What Does Facebook's Transparency Report Tell Us About the Indian Government's Record on Free Expression & Privacy?
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 17, 2015
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last modified
Apr 05, 2015 05:08 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Transparency Reports,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Given India's online population, the number of user data requests made by the Indian government aren't very high, but the number of content restriction requests are not only high on an absolute number, but even on a per-user basis.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Department of Telecommunications Order u/s. 69A IT Act Blocking 32 URLS (2014-12-17, plaintext version)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 31, 2014
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Censorship
Located in
Internet Governance
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Resources