$\"\"$ NEW DELHI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai<\/a>) Chairman RS Sharma<\/a> said the recommendations on free data<\/a> were in complete conformity with the principles of net neutrality and didn’t violate any clauses of discriminatory banning of data services.
\n
\n“The idea was to formalise a structure to provide free data<\/a> to consumers in accordance with the principles of net neutrality,” Sharma told ET. His comments come a day after the telecom regulator released its recommendations which call for an “aggregator model” to offer rewards to subscribers for using data on the aggregator’s platform.
\n
\nThe model has evoked concerns from certain quarters that reimbursing a user for pre-selected websites were in effect same as zero-rating plans and hence violate both the regulator’s previous ban on discriminatory pricing as well as net neutrality.
\n
\n“We haven’t permitted any exclusive relationship between a telecom service provider and a content provider. If a content provider wants to provide free data, it will have to team up with all service providers,” Sharma explained. “There is no gatekeeping which a telecom service provider can do”.
\n
\nHe added that even a telecom service provider can become an aggregator, provided there is an “arm’s length distance” between the two businesses, the chairman said, adding that the aggregator model will need to develop and evolve over time.
\n
\nHe further clarified that any scheme that requires any sort of arrangement with some or all telecom service providers for the delivery of free data with the resulting effect of discriminatory tariffs based on content should not be permitted.
\n
\nAday after the recommendations, some backers of net neutrality had said that the recommendations permitting the app providers\/websites to provide free data, albeit operator-agnostic, would create entry barriers for smaller players who might not be able to pay the specified rate, thus leading to a monopoly of the large providers once again.
\n
\nHowever, Trai<\/a> believes that the benefits of providing free data without any discriminatory aspects will help push broadband usage in the country and the pros far outweigh any of the limitations pointed out.
\n
\nWhile the regulator has banned exclusive tie-ups between content providers and telecom service providers, the recommendations on Monday said aggregators may be one of the ways for providing non-discriminatory free data to users.
\n
\n“This is based on the rationale that the use of third-party aggregators would allow the market to benefit from transparency and consistency of pricing, encouraging small or start-up content providers and ISPs, to engage with the consumers for providing free data.”
\n
\nTrai officials also add that as a telecom regulator, its purview is limited to make sure that the schemes for free data are telco-agnostic and transparent in data pricing with the aim of getting more people connected to the Internet.
\n
\nThe telecom department now needs to consider these recommendations, and may even send it back to the Trai for clarifications.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":56095390,"title":"4G: Airtel completes pan-India expansion, Vodafone launches services in Nagpur","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/4g-airtel-completes-pan-india-expansionvodafone-launches-services-in-nagpur\/56095390","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":56095542,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Free data models in sync with net neutrality principles: Trai's Sharma","synopsis":"\u201cThe idea was to formalise a structure to provide free data to consumers in accordance with the principles of net neutrality,\u201d RS Sharma told ET.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/free-data-models-in-sync-with-net-neutrality-principles-trai","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Anandita Singh Mankotia","author_link":"\/author\/479231328\/anandita-singh-mankotia","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479231328.cms?width=100&height=100&hostid=268","author_additional":{"thumbsize":false,"msid":479231328,"author_name":"Anandita Singh Mankotia","author_seo_name":"anandita-singh-mankotia","designation":"Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ET Bureau","artdate":"2016-12-21 08:48:27","lastupd":"2016-12-21 09:03:22","breadcrumbTags":["TRAI","policy","isp","RS Sharma","free data"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/free-data-models-in-sync-with-net-neutrality-principles-trai"}}" data-authors="[" anandita singh mankotia"]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2016-12-21" data-index="article_1">

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免费的数据模型与网络中立原则:同步火车的沙玛

“想法是正规化结构向消费者提供免费的数据按照网络中立的原则,“RS Sharma告诉等。

辛格Anandita Mankotia,
等局

更新2016年12月21日09:03点坚持

新德里:印度电信管理局(火车)主席RS沙玛说,建议免费数据是完全符合网络中立性的原则并没有违反任何条款禁止歧视的数据服务。

“想法是正规化结构提供免费数据消费者按照网络中立的原则,”Sharma告诉等。他的言论来一天后电信监管机构发布了建议,呼吁一个“聚合器模式”提供奖励用户使用数据聚合的平台。

模型所引发的担忧某些季度偿付用户预先选择网站实际上零利率计划一样,因此违反了监管机构的前禁止歧视性定价以及网络中立。

“我们还没有允许任何独家电信服务提供商和内容提供商之间的关系。如果一个内容提供者想免费提供的数据,它必须与所有服务提供商,”Sharma解释道。“没有守门的电信服务提供商可以做”。

他补充说,即使是电信服务提供者会变成一个聚合器,提供有一个“手臂的长度距离”之间的两个企业,董事长说,聚合器模型将需要开发和随时间而变化。

他进一步澄清,任何计划,需要任何形式的安排与部分或全部电信服务提供商的免费数据和由此产生的效应基于内容的歧视性关税不应该允许的。

每天通常建议后,一些网络中立的支持者说,建议允许应用程序提供商/网站提供免费的数据,尽管operator-agnostic,会造成进入壁垒对小球员可能无法支付指定的速率,从而导致垄断的大型供应商再一次。

然而,火车认为,提供免费的数据没有任何歧视性的好处方面将有助于推动国内宽带使用的优点远远超过任何限制指出。

而监管机构禁止独家内容提供商和电信服务供应商之间的合作,建议周一表示聚合器可能的一种方式向用户提供非歧视性的免费数据。

“这是基于基本原理,使用第三方的聚合器将允许市场受益于定价的透明度和一致性,鼓励小或启动内容提供商和服务提供商,与消费者提供免费的数据。”

火车官员还补充说,电信监管机构,其范围是有限的,以确保计划免费数据telco-agnostic和透明的数据定价,目的是让更多的人连接到互联网。

电信部门现在需要考虑这些建议,甚至可能将其发送回澄清的火车。

发布于2016年12月21日08:48点坚持

$\"\"$ NEW DELHI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai<\/a>) Chairman RS Sharma<\/a> said the recommendations on free data<\/a> were in complete conformity with the principles of net neutrality and didn’t violate any clauses of discriminatory banning of data services.
\n
\n“The idea was to formalise a structure to provide free data<\/a> to consumers in accordance with the principles of net neutrality,” Sharma told ET. His comments come a day after the telecom regulator released its recommendations which call for an “aggregator model” to offer rewards to subscribers for using data on the aggregator’s platform.
\n
\nThe model has evoked concerns from certain quarters that reimbursing a user for pre-selected websites were in effect same as zero-rating plans and hence violate both the regulator’s previous ban on discriminatory pricing as well as net neutrality.
\n
\n“We haven’t permitted any exclusive relationship between a telecom service provider and a content provider. If a content provider wants to provide free data, it will have to team up with all service providers,” Sharma explained. “There is no gatekeeping which a telecom service provider can do”.
\n
\nHe added that even a telecom service provider can become an aggregator, provided there is an “arm’s length distance” between the two businesses, the chairman said, adding that the aggregator model will need to develop and evolve over time.
\n
\nHe further clarified that any scheme that requires any sort of arrangement with some or all telecom service providers for the delivery of free data with the resulting effect of discriminatory tariffs based on content should not be permitted.
\n
\nAday after the recommendations, some backers of net neutrality had said that the recommendations permitting the app providers\/websites to provide free data, albeit operator-agnostic, would create entry barriers for smaller players who might not be able to pay the specified rate, thus leading to a monopoly of the large providers once again.
\n
\nHowever, Trai<\/a> believes that the benefits of providing free data without any discriminatory aspects will help push broadband usage in the country and the pros far outweigh any of the limitations pointed out.
\n
\nWhile the regulator has banned exclusive tie-ups between content providers and telecom service providers, the recommendations on Monday said aggregators may be one of the ways for providing non-discriminatory free data to users.
\n
\n“This is based on the rationale that the use of third-party aggregators would allow the market to benefit from transparency and consistency of pricing, encouraging small or start-up content providers and ISPs, to engage with the consumers for providing free data.”
\n
\nTrai officials also add that as a telecom regulator, its purview is limited to make sure that the schemes for free data are telco-agnostic and transparent in data pricing with the aim of getting more people connected to the Internet.
\n
\nThe telecom department now needs to consider these recommendations, and may even send it back to the Trai for clarifications.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":56095390,"title":"4G: Airtel completes pan-India expansion, Vodafone launches services in Nagpur","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/4g-airtel-completes-pan-india-expansionvodafone-launches-services-in-nagpur\/56095390","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":56095542,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Free data models in sync with net neutrality principles: Trai's Sharma","synopsis":"\u201cThe idea was to formalise a structure to provide free data to consumers in accordance with the principles of net neutrality,\u201d RS Sharma told ET.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/free-data-models-in-sync-with-net-neutrality-principles-trai","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Anandita Singh Mankotia","author_link":"\/author\/479231328\/anandita-singh-mankotia","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479231328.cms?width=100&height=100&hostid=268","author_additional":{"thumbsize":false,"msid":479231328,"author_name":"Anandita Singh Mankotia","author_seo_name":"anandita-singh-mankotia","designation":"Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ET Bureau","artdate":"2016-12-21 08:48:27","lastupd":"2016-12-21 09:03:22","breadcrumbTags":["TRAI","policy","isp","RS Sharma","free data"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/free-data-models-in-sync-with-net-neutrality-principles-trai"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/free-data-models-in-sync-with-net-neutrality-principles-trai/56095542">