Trai had favoured tweaking of licensing norms of players to ensure "explicit restrictions" on discrimination in Internet access, based on content.

He said it is for the USA to decide their stand on net neutrality but "Our stand from day one is very clear - right of non-discriminatory access to internet is not negotiable".

Donald Trump administration supports the Commission's move to repeal the 2015 net neutrality regulations.

Pai unveiled a "Restoring Internet Freedom" order to be voted on at the FCC's December 14 meeting