Telecom Regulatory Authority of India: Letter to Facebook [pdf]

Post by toomuchtodo » Wed, Jan 13, 2016, 8:20 PM UTC

meanduck wrote: post #10

anilgulecha wrote: post #7

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I'd also like to note that TRAI has usually been on the side of user's and not usually caved into lobbying. Over the years they've made sure of: * Free incoming calls * state-level number portability so you can switch carriers and hang on to the old number * national level number portability * compensation to callers for dropped calls -- an incentive for telecoms to uphold a certain level of service quality * and now…

> I'd also like to note that TRAI has usually been on the side of user's What about when it goes against users ? Even now, it has gone against some users. Why do you think its a good thing for The goverment intervention was absolutely unnecessary. They should have left it to market to judge.

Post by toomuchtodo » Thu, Jan 14, 2016, 4:18 AM UTC

meanduck wrote: post #13

toomuchtodo wrote: post #12

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> The goverment intervention was absolutely unnecessary. They should have left it to market to judge. Because that's what I want. Multi-national tech companies going around the world raping economies because "we'll let the market judge". I'll take regulators please. Slower progress is better sliding backwards.

What if I dont want the regulation as a citizen ? What then ? There are so many issues, so many opinions in the world today. I bet diversity of opinions has never been highest. How should we move as a democracy when everyone has different direction in mind ? Free market is the only solution I can think of. I acknowledge that not everyone can think/worry about everything. Hence why there would be always need of regula…