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Over the past decade, the subject of “network neutrality” has remained one of the central debates in Internet policy and governance. It has raised new questions about the impact of network neutrality on the design and architecture of the Internet, privacy and user rights and the future of communications networks. Governments all over the world have been investigating whether legislative or regulatory action is needed to limit the ability of providers of Internet access services to interfere with the applications, content, and services accessed by users on their networks.

Earlier this month, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a regulation prohibiting discriminatory tariff for data services based on content, initiating regulatory intervention on network neutrality in India. The regulation was preceded by an extensive consultation exercise that saw spirited public participation and academic debate on the issue.

In this context, the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi is organizing a “Symposium on Network Neutrality in India: Discriminatory Pricing and Beyond” on 4th March, 2016 in New Delhi, India from 4.30 to 7.30 PM. The discussions will be followed by dinner.

The symposium will be attended by the Chairman and senior officials from TRAI, key policy makers, academicians, entrepreneurs and stakeholders from the telecom industry. Our aim is to generate a high quality discussion on TRAI's regulation on discriminatory tariff and its implications for stakeholders. The symposium will also focus on the fundamental question of bridging the digital divide and expanding access to the Internet in India. In addition, we will brainstorm on the next steps towards a legislative framework  for network neutrality in India.

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