Re: IP telephony, VPN also part of a neutral Internet!

Arun,

I do not defend the telcos. Rest of the world has successfully adapted to
being infrastructure providers since they failed in walled garden and
"blocking" OTT services. They also failed in charging more to some to
provide"fast lane" (net neutrality). I do not blame them for trying;
however it is the role of the government to stop them via licensing
conditions and regulations and these will be critical of "Digital India" is
to succeed and allow innovative services via net.

My views on Babu-his is that they follow the adage "if one does nothing,
then one has done nothing wrong" so no proactive actions which may also
stop "palm greasing" - just like Neta-jis who look after making their bank
managers happy by having very healthy bank accounts!

That is the challenge facing India and now there is the additional push by
FB to make money by giving "free lunches" to poor. Rest of the world has
free Wi-Fi hotspots and Zuckerberg could also provide free Wi-Fi hotspots
but then where is the profit for him?
On 8 Jan 2016 7:09 am, "Arun Mehta" <[email protected]> wrote:

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>
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 6:04 PM, Kiritkumar Lathia <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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>> Arun,
>>
>
>
>> The Skype (Internet Telephony), FB, Netflix, Twitter are OTT services and
>> this is where the old telcos are complaining because they see that their
>> business is reduced to being an infrastructure provided (much like toll
>> roads) and that the real value/money is in the services (goods carried on
>> the toll roads).
>>
>
> ​Kirit,​
>
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> ​The Indian government has sought to protect the telcos against Net
> telephony for 20 years. If that still isn't enough, ​they clearly have the
> wrong model. Stop shedding tears for them.
>
> When they started, all telcos did was to provide infrastructure: no
> content. Imagine, if they had wanted a share in every Wall Street
> transaction carried out over the phone... if the likes of FB and Twitter
> make money using the infrastructure (questionable, but separate
> discussion), more power to them. The telcos should be glad.
>
>
> ​
>
>> ​​
>>> ​
>>>  the issue is what you had mentioned: should the Indian Government allow
>>> this?
>>>
>>
> ​No: I made it clear I do not think the government has the power to stop
> it. Not unless it picks up the fig leaf again, called the Indian Telegraph
> Act of 1885(?)
>
> Arun Mehta​
>
>

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