Stating that programmes like Internet.org are “important and can co-exist” with net neutrality regulations, he said for people who are not on the Internet though, having some connectivity and some ability to share is always much better than having no ability to connect and share at all.

Net neutrality implies equal treatment be accorded to all Internet traffic and no priority be given to an entity or company based on payment to service providers like the telecom companies, which is seen as discriminatory.

The debate on net neutrality was triggered in India by mobile operator Airtel introducing an open marketing platform ‘Airtel Zero’, and TRAI’s consultation paper on whether telecom firms can be allowed to charge different rates for different uses of Internet data like e-mail, Internet browsing and use of apps like WhatsApp, Viber and Skype.

The last date for responding to TRAI’s paper is April 24.

According to a tweet by Net Neutrality India, a group supporting the principal in India, one million e-mails have been sent to TRAI in 12 days.

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