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Net Neutrality report: You can make Skype, WhatsApp calls abroad; not within India, industry reacts

July 28, 2015Daily NewsBy wp-admin

A lot has been spoken about Net Neutrality already. For most, the primary concern is how it will affect them while using the Internet right now. Although the principle of freedom is at the core of the whole debate, the primary concern of most consumers comes down to how the report and the debate at large would affect them.

Calling your friends/relatives

If you use Skype, Viber, WhatsApp or any other VoIP platform to call your friends or relatives living abroad, then you can continue to do so. VoIP calling abroad will continue to operate as it currently is. Unfortunately, there is a difference in the suggestion by the DoT panel report on domestic VoIP calls. Effectively, it might just be cheaper to call your friend abroad than in the same city. Although the decision is seen by many as the government siding with these apps; in reality, it’s more about safeguarding interests of the telecom industry.
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