Flipkart opts out of Airtel Zero, committing to the larger cause of Net Neutrality in India - Net Neutrality Milestone

Net Neutrality fight, caught high speed as more than 1.5 lakh mails has been sent to TRAI to support Net Neutrality in India. 

Flipkart stands out as Net Neutrality supporter and will be the larger cause of Net Neutrality in India, announced on Tuesday early morning. 

After having hard hits on social media on Flipkart's image against Net Neutrality and being partner on Airtel Zero, finally Sachin Bansal, CEO Flipkart, stated: 

 We at Flipkart have always strongly believed in the concept of net neutrality, for we exist because of the Internet. Over the past few days, there has been a great amount of debate, both internally and externally, on the topic of zero rating, and we have a deeper understanding of the implications. Based on this, we have decided on the following:

- We will be walking away from the ongoing discussions with Airtel for their platform Airtel Zero.

- We will be committing ourselves to the larger cause of Net Neutrality in India. We will be internally discussing over the next few days, the details of actions we will take to support the cause.

- We will be working towards ensuring that the spirit of net neutrality is upheld and applied equally to all companies in India irrespective of the size or the service being offered and there is absolutely no discrimination whatsoever. "

Its just a start of winning journey of Net Neutrality in India. We can imagine the power of a common man if we stand out together. Just a small example of what can we do as an Indian if we stand out together. 

Cheers! for the moment. The winning ceremony will be huge when Airtel will drop its plan. Long way to go still, let's get back to the work! Have a great day.