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Net Neutrality Advocates Rejoice As TRAI Bans Differential Pricing: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Feb 23, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, Net Neutrality, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
India would not see any more Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they benefited from this Facebook project.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Network Neutrality Regulation across South Asia: A Roundtable on Aspects of Differential Pricing: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 13, 2016 — last modified Jan 17, 2016 02:41 AM — filed under: Privacy, Free Basics, Internet Governance, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Event
The Centre of Internet and Society (CIS) in association with Observer Research Foundation, and IT For Change in collaboration with the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a roundtable on ‘Network Neutrality Regulation Across South Asia: Aspects of Differential Pricing” that will take place on January 22, 2016 from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. at TERI in Bangalore.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Start-up India turns the heat on Facebook Free Basics: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 29, 2015 — filed under: Free Basics, Social Media, Internet Governance
Facebook launched its "Save Free Basics" campaign last week, asking users to support "digital equality" in India.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
There is No Such Thing as Free Basics: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Feb 14, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, TRAI, Facebook, Internet Governance
India would not see the rain of Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they could benefit from this Firefox project. Because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has taken a historical step by banning the differential pricing without discriminating services.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Trai promises final call on differential pricing by month-end after 'lively' open house: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 26, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Telecom, TRAI
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will take a final call on differential pricing by the end of January , its chairman said, describing the open house discussions on the regulator's contentious consultation paper as "lively".
Located in Telecom / News & Media
Trai upholds Net Neutrality in setback to Facebook’s Free Basics: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 15, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, TRAI, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
Trai says Internet service providers will not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why India snubbed Facebook's free Internet offer: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 27, 2016 — last modified Feb 27, 2016 07:49 AM — filed under: Free Basics, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The social media giant wanted to give the people of India free access to a chunk of the Internet, but the people weren't interested.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why Indians are turning down Facebook's free internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Imagine a billion of the world’s poorest gaining overnight access to health information, education, and professional help — for free. Add to this one rich man who wants to make that dream a reality.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why the Internet is Making India Furious: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Social Media
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore is a kind of hacker club for wonks and lawyers obsessed with issues of digital rights and global development. Not exactly the mainstream kids’ lunch table. But the Center was brought into sudden relief this week, thanks to … Mark Zuckerberg.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Zuckerberg's India Backlash Imperils Free Global Web Vision: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 06, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Social Media, Internet Governance
When Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited opportunity. Instead, critics have accused him of making a poorly disguised land grab in India's burgeoning Internet sector. The growing backlash could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, his ambitious, two-year-old effort to connect the planet.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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