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TRAI wants to iron out net neutrality issues by 2016

TRAI wants to iron out net neutrality issues by 2016 As the debate over the net neutrality resurfaces, telecom regulator TRAI has said it is looking to solve the issues �part-by-part� and also aiming to come up with the final guidelines based on the views received from different stakeholders, by early 2016. �We expect to resolve some of the (issues pertaining to) the basic principles of net neutrality next year,� TRAI Chairman R S Sharma told in an interview. As per SavetheInternet forum, the net neutrality principle says that Internet service providers should not block or discriminate against any applications or content that ride over those networks. A debate on net neutrality stirred across the country after Airtel decided to charge separately for Internet-based calls but withdrew it later after people protested. Internet activists and experts flayed the operator for �Airtel Zero� service along with Facebook�s Internet.org service, currently renamed �Free Basics�. �Just as your phone...