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Government is likely to publish its report on net neutrality issue in coming weeks. This report will be carrying the new guidelines for the regulation of internet in India. In the real terms, it is going to shape the future of Indian internet forever. If we look at government’s vocal support towards this issue then it has always supported the demands of internet activists. But the official report will show how government has worked to keep internet availability equal for everyone.

The Future Shaping Report

A person close to the matter has given indication that a panel has taken the views of all the stakeholders and sent them to the telecom ministry. Now, it is a matter of weeks when the report will be out in public. It is supposed to back the government’s stand on the issue of net neutrality. Adding this, this report will also make it clear whether the government supports zero internet plans or neutrality of internet.

Big Players Might Lose

Government’s open support to net neutrality is hinting that the upcoming report will ambitious plans of big telecom operators like Airtel, Reliance and Vodafone. There are also chances that the government will make sure that the report doesn’t cause instability in existing internet ecosystem of India. Airtel had launched Zero Internet Scheme that allows big internet companies to pay directly to Airtel and give free access to their customers. It included India’s biggest e-commerce company Flipkart. Seeing an uproar in digital world, Flipkart stepped back. But there are some companies who are still hopeful to change the way internet is being used in India. The upcoming report will set new guidelines to pass necessary laws to regulate internet in India.