Re: cellular operator association has bizarre interpretation of Net neutrality

On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Kiritkumar Lathia <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> I suppose they have sent sms to their clients asking them whether they
> wish data rate to go up 6x or have "net neutrality" / "level playing field"
> - so a normal person would agree with the second one as nobody wants their
> data cost increased!
>

Could someone who is registered on the COAI site or knows someone at the
office, find out for us what were the questions asked, how was the survey
conducted, and politely point out that 40 million responses in 10 days with
no publicity seems impossible.... Oh, and please also explain to them what
net neutrality means?


>
> What they are highlighting is the issue with "internet" per-se globally.
> The classic example was in USA where the "pipe provider" was (long
> distance) AT&T and it went bankrupt. It was bought by a "baby bell" mobile
> company and kept the name AT&T). Most of the investment is in providing
> connectivity and the "last mile" people (ISP or mobile) make (some) money
> by direct link with end customer.
>

The reason AT&T went bankrupt was the expectation that they produce
unrealistic quarterly results. The example does not apply in this
discussion, IMO.


>
> All, incl. mobile operator, use IP since the circuit switched "exchanges"
> are being phased out rapidly since they are no longer economical. The main
> revenue return-on-investment was and still is "voice"; so if OTT
> cannabilises the main revenue stream, who pays for the massive investments
> required?
>

The problem is the outmoded approach of some telcos. I bet there are plenty
of telcos around the world who live profitably from data revenues in a
world of smart phones. I wish India's telcos would spend more effort on
providing international quality data service, both fixed and mobile, than
on trying to get every IP telephony software developer to buy a
ridiculously expensive license.

warmly,
Arun Mehta

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