Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha urged for the regulation and rationalization of mobile data during a session in the Rajya Sabha. He emphasized the need for big telecom companies to allow the rollover of unused data and its transfer among family and friends. Chadha highlighted the issue of forfeiting unused data by telecom firms after midnight, stressing the importance of consumers getting full value for their paid data.
Drawing comparisons with services like petrol and electricity, Chadha pointed out the lack of rollover options for mobile data users. He criticized the practice where users are charged for full data but lose any unused data at the end of the day. Chadha argued that consumers should have the right to carry forward their unused data to the next cycle, ensuring they utilize what they have paid for effectively.
Advocating for fair treatment of mobile data users, Chadha presented three key demands in the Rajya Sabha. He called for all telecom operators to offer rollover of unused data, suggesting that unused data should be added to the next day’s limit instead of being erased. Additionally, he proposed a mechanism for adjusting or discounting underutilized data over multiple cycles to prevent consumers from paying for unused capacity repeatedly. Chadha also advocated for the transfer of unused data among individuals, treating it as the consumer’s digital property to enhance access in the digital era.
