Parliamentary panel reviews Airtel Priority Plan over net neutrality

New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who is heading the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, has undertaken a meeting with DoT and Trai officials concerning Airtel’s priority plan for postpaid consumers. The panel is examining if the service falls under the net neutrality rules of non-discrimination. The panel is also probing to ascertain that quality of service of prepaid users doesn’t suffer. In addition to Airtel’s plan, the panel may also look at some services offered by digital platforms wherein differentiated access is being offered to users by paying a premium. The panel will undertake more meetings before finalising its view on the issue.