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Net neutrality: Regulate Internet calls, disallow Internet.org-like app, says DoT
Updated On: 16 July, 2015 02:13 PM IST | | PTI
A government panel on Net neutrality has proposed to regulate domestic calls made using Internet-based calling applications such as Skype, Whatsapp and Viber at par with phone call services offered by telecom operators
New Delhi: A government panel on Net neutrality has proposed to regulate domestic calls made using Internet-based calling applications such as Skype, Whatsapp and Viber at par with phone call services offered by telecom operators.
The panel has opposed projects like Facebook's Internet.org, which allow access to certain websites without mobile data charges, while suggesting that similar plans such as Airtel Zero be allowed with prior clearance from TRAI. "In the case of Over-The-Top (OTT) VoIP international calling services, a liberal approach may be adopted.


