TRAI on jio........
After India's telecom regulator asked Reliance Jio to withdraw its 'Summer Surprise' free data offer, a change.org petition for affordable internet access has gathered close to 65,000 signatures. Jio 's offer promised free internet data for three months for those who signed up with it. Yesterday, TRAI , the regulator, asked the Mukesh Ambani-owned company to withdraw that offer, saying it wasn't legally compliant. This would have pleased Jio's competitors but not the country's consumers, who would now have no option but to fork out a higher rate for data. Following TRAI's order, Amit Bhawani, a Hyderabad-based techie started the Change.org petition, calling yesterday "a black day". "Today (April 7) is a black day for Digital India. The Indian consumers who with your support, once fought and won the battle for net neutrality; today are on the verge of losing out on affordable access to the internet," Bhawani's petition said...