The bank is not opposing Free Basics specifically, or its Indian rollout. It believes any attempt to throttle the net anywhere in the world, by any service, is a threat to fundamental human rights. (YouTube) Mark Zuckerberg’s Free Basics, the free but restrictive internet service that has run into trouble …
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Indian demonstrators of Free Software Movement Karnataka hold placards during a protest against Facebook’s Free Basics initiative, in Bangalore. (AFP Photo) Mark Zuckerberg’s Free Basics, the service that offers limited free access to certain sites and services on the internet that has run into trouble with Indian authorities, has picked …
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TRAI said only 1.89 million had responded against Facebook’s January 6 claim of more than 11 million supporting its plan to make parts of the Internet available for free under Free Basics. (Facebook) In yet another face-off, Facebook and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) are sparring over responses to …
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Judgement day is approaching for the fate of net neutrality in India. As Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) gears up to frame the net neutrality rules, telecom operators have favoured differential pricing for data services. Nearly 80% replies to the regulator’s consultation process follow the Facebook ‘templates’ for its …
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The world’s largest social networking site, Facebook, has asked the country’s telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) not to ban zero-rated platforms such as its own Free Basics which aims to provide internet connectivity to most people, in response to an email sent from the watchdog. The email …
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