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SUMMARY:Community Consultation and Safeguards for Net Neutrality
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DESCRIPTION:On July 07\, 2023\, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 
 (TRAI) released the consultation paper on ‘[Regulatory Mechanism for Ove
 r-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services\, and Selective Banning of OTT Serv
 ices](https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/CP_07072023.pdf)’\, wh
 ich suggests licensing and selective banning of OTT services in a legal va
 cuum. Comments and counter-comments were invited and last week\, TRAI exte
 nded the deadline for the submission of counter-comments to 29th September
 \, 2023. Of the comments received\, Telecom Service Providers such as Airt
 el\, Jio\, and Vodafone Idea have come out in support of “contribution o
 f OTTs to network costs” as well as licensing a wide range of communicat
 ion services. On the other hand\, counter-comments that have been submitte
 d cover a range of concerns regarding net neutrality\, licensing\, selecti
 ve banning\, etc.\n\n**The Rootconf community is called upon to share thei
 r concerns and recommendations in this [working document](https://docs.goo
 gle.com/document/d/14Mza5VIcBtohwlJ3npa5vPhzlhNgTVsMZtS2IPe8sMQ/edit?usp=s
 haring) by adding comments.** \n\nMoreover\, Rootconf is also organizing a
  [Telegram](https://t.me/rootconf) call on **26th September at 5:30 pm** w
 here tech practitioners from telcos and OTT companies\, policy researchers
 \, civil society actors\, and other members of the community are invited t
 o discuss their concerns on how TRAI’s suggestions may affect the indust
 ry. Based on the conversation and working document\, a submission will be 
 made to TRAI with recommendations. Chatham House Rules will apply.\n\nThe 
 following are some resources for further context:\n- [What Telcos Want: OT
 Ts Should Be Responsible For Imposing Selective Bans\, Telcos Respond To T
 RAI’s OTT Consultation](https://www.medianama.com/2023/09/223-otts-shoul
 d-enforce-selective-bans-telcos/) (Medianama)\n- [Open Letter From Start-U
 ps Warning Of Overregulation Of Internet Services In The TRAI Consultation
  Paper](https://www.medianama.com/2023/09/223-startups-letter-trai-ott-war
 n-overregulation/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=
 Open+Letter+From+Start-Ups+Warning+Of+Overregulation+Of+Internet+Services+
 In+The+TRAI+Consultation+Paper)\n- [IFFs response to the consultation pape
 r](https://internetfreedom.in/consultation-response-to-ott-regulation-and-
 selective-banning/)\n\n### Key Takeaways\n\nThis community consultation wi
 ll help the audience gain a better understanding of the impact and key con
 cerns surrounding these suggestions\, especially for startups and business
 es. Participants will also discuss recommendations which will be included 
 in the submission made to TRAI. \n\n### How to Participate\n\nOne can ‘s
 uggest’ their inputs on key concerns and recommendations asynchronously 
 on the [working document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Mza5VIcBtoh
 wlJ3npa5vPhzlhNgTVsMZtS2IPe8sMQ/edit?usp=sharing). Concerns and recommenda
 tions will also be discussed during the community consultation. As the sub
 mission to TRAI will be made on 29th September\, inputs will be collected 
 from the community till noon of the same day.\n\nRootconf is a community f
 unded organization. If you like the work that Rootconf does\, and want to 
 support meet-ups and activities in different cities in India\, consider co
 ntributing by picking up a membership.\n\n### Who should attend this discu
 ssion?\n- Startup teams building products across the infrastructure\, appl
 ication and services layers\n- Investors tracking the telecom\, IT and med
 ia sectors in India\n- Individual consumers who will be directly affected 
 if the bill is adopted\n- Civil society actors engaged in defending the ri
 ghts of users\n- Think tanks developing a research agenda on these issues\
 n- Policymakers including government officials and regulators in the telec
 om sector\n- Lawyers and policy advisors advising clients on the impact of
  the bill\n\n### Contact\nJoin the [Rootconf Telegram group](https://t.me/
 rootconf) or follow [@rootconf on Twitter](https://twitter.com/rootconf).\
 nFor inquiries\, contact Rootconf at +91-7676332020. 
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