Big win for net neutrality: Telecom regulator prohibits discriminatory tariffs for data

[Anorion]

I was neutral about it and saying these illiterate people are making noise because they want everything for free when they are only getting some things for free
what converted me was this line

Supports Net Neutrality in the US, violates it in India

A change of name to Free Basics doesn’t make Facebook’s Zero Rating service neutral - MediaNam

 

[chimera201]

What bothers me is that they spent Rs. 300 crore on advertising Free Basics. If they only spent it on actually upgrading internet infrastructure!

 

[ariftwister]

What bothers me is that they spent Rs. 300 crore on advertising Free Basics. If they only spent it on actually upgrading internet infrastructure!

They just want the big data.. Imagine if they got hands on the data of all those peoples in india.

 

[kg11sgbg]

What bothers me is that they spent Rs. 300 crore on advertising Free Basics. If they only spent it on actually upgrading internet infrastructure!

Friend,discussed that beforehand,*forum.digit.in/random-news/195815-saynotofreebasics-what-facebook-wont-tell-you-about-freebasics.html

If they were so much concerned about our rural India,they would have gone the Bill Gates way of philanthropy. Merely wasting Rs.300 crore on ads and other aspects,shows what their true intention is.Leave aside FreeBasics,why didn't they pour this money for improving the infrastructure of Signal strength and wifi instruments on the rural country side of India in a phase by phase manner,so as to help the common public in acquiring the network resources???
Why an evil nexus with Reli@nce but not with state owned BSNL or even Airtel for the matter???
There are various questions that lurk in our minds,most of the answers which we might know,but FB will never ever admit for the truth.

Completely tuned with our thoughts.

 

[Anorion]

the marketing was necessary considering the amount of noise. There will be unsubstantiated conspiracy theories sprouting around any step that fb takes. There was a full page ad in Economic Times, where Zuke wrote a letter, and he blatantly said the platform was a way to get users on-line and pay for connectivity. No need to even read between the lines.

Also, fb is deploying technology in remote areas. They want to launch drones with wi-fi to give connectivity to unconnected rural areas. The government wants to impose some regulations on that as well.
Adopt open source for connectivity: TRAI - The Hindu

this should give you an idea just how India focused Zuke is, generally
Inside Facebook's Ambitious Plan to Connect the Whole World | WIRE