March 30, 2015

Respected Sir,

I am fully aware that you requested comments only from the stakeholders involved and that you probably only meant those involved in the Telecom industry. However, I am a tax-paying citizen who is a customer of these TSPs. Their services exist because people like me want, nay, need them.

While the economy may be improving in most matters, the service industry continues to drain the common man of most of his/her earnings. Today, every individual wants and needs access to Internet since all of us wish to compete and make a mark on a global level. While my compatriots strive to forge ahead and compete with larger economies, it is only fair of us to expect to be provided a platform and the necessary tools to do so on as even a footing as possible.

In order for that to become a reality, we require the regulatory bodies’ support in ensuring that we are provided with affordable and reliable internet connections which do not violate the basic tenets of net neutrality that several of our allies enjoy.

This is not merely an issue that plagues one generation or demographic but something that can have a huge impact on the economy and growth of this great nation.

I request you to consider this a plea from all the people I’m connected to over the Internet and those that they are connected to.

Thanks and regards,

Nikhil Jois R

P.S : The emails should be directed to advqos@trai.gov.in

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