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To date, there are no cases of discriminatory use or revocation of licenses. However, internet services providers are required to sign a "License Agreement for Provision of Internet Services".

UNESCO reported that between 2012 and 2017, Indian authorities mandated complete internet and mobile network shutdowns in different parts of India. These caused citizens and businesses to be unable to access the internet for as much as 680 days. eCommerce, media and IT services were among the most affected sectors, and it is reported that as much as USD 3 Billion have been lost as a result. Although much of these shutdowns occured in certain regions, nearly half of India's states saw shutdowns of some kind during the reported period. For the most part, these shutdowns occured as a response to political unrest, to prevent the circulation of videos and photos of abuses by the military and clashes with activists and protesters.

India's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology issued an order to all licensed Internet services providers in the country to block access to 32 websites, effective immediately in December 2014.The ban affected access to sites such as archive.org, vimeo.com, dailymotion.com, but also github.com and pastebin.com, which are widely used by software developers.

Officially, the government has admitted blocking 245 web pages for inflammatory content and hosting of provocative content. However, a report by Bangalore-based Center for Internet and Society states that 309 specific items (URLs, Twitter accounts, img tags, blog posts, blogs, and a handful of websites) have been blocked by the government.