 In March 2014, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a formal consultation paper on over-the-top (OTT) messaging services and whether telecom operators should be allowed to charge separately for some messaging apps.Soon afterwards, Tathagata Satpathy wrote an open letter to TRAI stating his support for net neutrality.In the letter, he said such a policy would hinder the Digital India project and kill new startups.