NEW DELHI
: The Times of India and its language websites like
Navbharat Times,
Maharashtra Times,
Ei Samay and Nav Gujarat Samay, that have together been spearheading the movement for net-neutrality in India, appeal to all publishers to jointly withdraw from
internet.org.
Join the Times campaign for a neutral internet In the case of the group's properties such as TimesJobs and Maharashtra Times, where its competitors are not on zero-rate platforms, these properties will pull out of
internet.org.
As for the Times of India itself, the group commits to withdraw from
internet.org if its direct competitors - India Today, NDTV, IBNLive, NewsHunt, and BBC - also pull out. The group also encourages its fellow language and English news publishers - Dainik Jagran, Aaj Tak, Amar Ujala, Maalai Malar, Reuters, and Cricinfo - to join the campaign for
net neutrality and withdraw from zero rate schemes.
Complete coverage on net neutrality Says a Times official: "We support net neutrality because it creates a fair, level playing field for all companies - big and small - to produce the best service and offer it to consumers. We will lead the drive towards a neutral internet, but we need our fellow publishers and content providers to do so as well, so that the playing field continues to be level."
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Times Group has led the fight for net neutrality and is committed to its principles. Our campaign to preserve the unfettered internet has received an overwhelming response from netizens. However, we believe that TRAI and the government must do their bit by unconditionally supporting net neutrality. This would encourage fair and meritocratic competition, rather than penalizing a company for taking a principled stand.
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