RS Sharma – whose tenure at the helm of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is slated to end on September 30 – further said that at a time when internet has become all-pervasive, smartphones and devices are the medium to access software, operating system, and app stores
Just as principles of net neutrality have been applied to telecom networks, neutrality of platforms, app stores, operating systems, and devices are crucial aspects that will need to be examined and ensured in the digital era, outgoing TRAI chief RS Sharma has said.
Mr Sharma termed this as a “new frontier” that merits attention, and emphasised that ‘neutrality’ is important to ensure that devices, operating systems and digital platforms don’t emerge as “new gatekeepers” or exercise arbitrary controls.
“Who will get into that area…I am not saying whether Trai should do it, or who someone…