Net neutrality: Cong accuses Modi govt of favouring corporates

Net neutrality: Cong accuses Modi govt of favouring corporates
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Net neutrality: Cong accuses Modi govt of favouring corporates. The Congress accused the Narendra Modi government of \"favouring a few corporates\" and attempting to \"break the connect\" in the usage of internet messaging services such as WhatsApp and Viber.

New Delhi: The Congress accused the Narendra Modi government of "favouring a few corporates" and attempting to "break the connect" in the usage of internet messaging services such as WhatsApp and Viber.

Congress spokesperson R P N Singh said that applications like WhatsApp and Viber have become a major connecting and communicating medium for millions of people across the world.

"The Modi government is making repeated attempts to break this connect in order to favour a few corporate who will manipulate charges on the basis of the recent DOT (department of telecommunications) report," he said in a statement.

He alleged that the committee appointed by Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has agreed to the demands of the telecom industry at the cost of the common mobile user. "In India there are about 10 crore users on WhatAapp and similar services.

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