Airtel defends priority postpaid plans amid net neutrality concerns

Amid growing debate over net neutrality following the launch of Bharti Airtel’s Priority Postpaid plans, the telco on Tuesday defended the service before a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) panel, saying the offering does not violate net neutrality norms or degrade service quality for prepaid users.

The company said the service, powered by 5G network slicing technology, is designed to provide a more stable and consistent network experience to subscribers without offering preferential treatment to any application or content.