Why is Net Neutrality important?

This blog post is all about the virtual world. So, maybe imagining is all you have to do! Let me ask you to consider a situation:

Imagine a parallel universe, where you co-exist. Imagine that your love for the internet co-exists as well. As a result, you buy a data plan for your pre-paid connection, let’s say airtel for the time being. And whilst within that validity period, you are not allowed to access your favourite social website, Facebook or may be even Twitter. Even Youtube is not accessible to you. How about whatsapp or those other messaging apps? What if you are unable to use their texting or calling features with your existing data plan? To get access to these privileged websites and apps, you need to purchase various different other plans. Like, to get access to Facebook and to enjoy its various ‘out-of-the-world services’, you ought to buy the ‘Facebook pack’! Or if you wish to tweet or remain up-to-date with the various random tweets around the world, the ‘Twitter pack’ needs to be purchased! Even whatsapp has a different pack for its services to be used! So, basically if you wish to enjoy the services of these amazing sites and apps, you have to get hold of their respective packs. Or otherwise, you are doomed indefinitely. Wait, there’s more! You love streaming videos in youtube, right? How about paying some extra bucks for streaming videos faster? And if those additional stash of cash is required to be preserved inside your purse, then the good old days of ‘buffering’ would come to haunt you instantaneously!

So, the above mentioned horror consequences are just the tip of the iceberg of the things if net neutrality is not granted by the ‘Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’ (TRAI). Getting access to any website is our right, once we are into any data plan. There must not be any hindrance to our access to the vast World Wide Web just because the various telecom operators want to garner some extra amount of cash from its customers. In simple words, the World Wide Web is an ocean of knowledge. There must be equality for everyone, irrespective of any matter imaginable.

In short, our life would be doomed if the telecom companies of our country win their way. I do not wish to say much but I would like to ask you to do a small favour in connection with this matter. Kindly, click here and send a response to TRAI citing your support for net neutrality in India. You definitely understand the value of the internet and I hope that the telecom companies understand our situation as well and grant us the right that we deserve for. So, go to the site and do the necessary! It is really worth it and hopefully, we will achieve net neutrality in the coming time. Hurry up!! The deadline day is 24th April!