A Hit To Internet Freedom! What do the statistics say about this?

The freedom you and I enjoy today to access what we wish will soon end if the Telecom operators get their way. They have approached the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) to be granted the authority to provide different internet access to users in the country. It means you and I have to pay money to be able to access and view other websites and apps apart from the amount we spend on our internet connection!

So what if you don't pay up? Well, for one, it will slow your internet connection to the point that it will frustrate you, or even worse, you may not even have access to that particular content.

So, why would the telecom operators come up with such a petition? According to them, they have built infrastructures and pipes that cost billions for easy internet data transmission. Most of the online services are provided to the people for free and are passing through these expensive infrastructures that they have built. They also say that since they have built the infrastructure, they are liable to ask for a share of the earnings the internet firms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, etc. make. Therefore, according to them (the telecom operators), it is only fair that the customers pay to use the network.