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Free Basics Helped Just 'One Dominant Player' in India, Says Vodafone CEO
"I had always said I found that model was disproportionately helping one already dominant player," Vittorio Colao said.
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Facebook's India Stumble Could Embolden Other Regulators
Facebook will have to reconsider its approach in the light of India's new rules.
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Mark Zuckerberg on Trai Verdict: 'Disappointed' but Will 'Keep Working'
Mark Zuckerberg has said he is committed to keep working to break down connectivity barriers in India and around the world.
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In a Blow to Facebook's Free Basics, Trai Rejects Differential Pricing
Trai has come out in support of net neutrality, saying ISPs would not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different Web services.
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Mark Zuckerberg Thinks Facebook Will Have 5 Billion Users by 2030
Zuckerberg hopes that different organisations and governments will help Facebook connect more people to the Internet.
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Facebook Responds to Trai's Letter, Says It's Being Singled Out
A day before the open house discussion on differential pricing of data, a full-scale war of words has broken out between telecom regulator Trai and social network Facebook.
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Trai to Finalise Recommendations on Spectrum and Data Pricing by Month End
Trai Chairman R S Sharma was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Convergence India 2016 event in New Delhi.
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Trai to Hold Open House on Differential Data Pricing on Thursday
Interested stakeholders have been called to discuss the key aspect of net neutrality at the PHD House in New Delhi.
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'I Support Free Basics' Messages Irrelevant to Net Neutrality Debate: Trai
"So we wrote back asking them to answer our four questions but we still haven't got those," Agneshwar Sen, advisor for Trai, told media in Kolkata.
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Only 21 Counter-Comments to 24 Lakh Submissions on Differential Pricing
January 14 was the last date for submitting counter-comments on views shared by all stakeholders and the public at large.
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Differential Pricing Debate: PMO's Singh Meets Telecom Minister Prasad
PMO is taking a keen interest in the issue because any policy regarding Internet can play an important role in the success of Digital India programme.
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World Bank Says Concerned About Facebook Free Basics' Model of Internet
Care should be taken to ensure that users have the greatest possible access to internet-based content, applications and services of their choice," said the World Bank in a report.
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Trai Disputes Facebook's Claimed Number of Responses to Consultation Paper
Save Free Basics campaign generated over 11 million responses to Trai's consultation paper, Facebook claimed.
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Facebook Spent Rs. 300 Crores on Free Basics Ads in India: Report
According to a report, Facebook has spent most on print media, an amount claimed to be in the range of Rs. 180-200 crores.
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81 Percent Citizens Against Facebook's Free Basics: Survey
78 percent of the respondents also said the central or state government should provide free Internet access covering essential or useful citizen services.
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Free Basics Helped Just 'One Dominant Player' in India, Says Vodafone CEO
"I had always said I found that model was disproportionately helping one already dominant player," Vittorio Colao said.
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Facebook's India Stumble Could Embolden Other Regulators
Facebook will have to reconsider its approach in the light of India's new rules.
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Mark Zuckerberg on Trai Verdict: 'Disappointed' but Will 'Keep Working'
Mark Zuckerberg has said he is committed to keep working to break down connectivity barriers in India and around the world.
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In a Blow to Facebook's Free Basics, Trai Rejects Differential Pricing
Trai has come out in support of net neutrality, saying ISPs would not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different Web services.
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Mark Zuckerberg Thinks Facebook Will Have 5 Billion Users by 2030
Zuckerberg hopes that different organisations and governments will help Facebook connect more people to the Internet.
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Facebook Responds to Trai's Letter, Says It's Being Singled Out
A day before the open house discussion on differential pricing of data, a full-scale war of words has broken out between telecom regulator Trai and social network Facebook.
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Trai to Finalise Recommendations on Spectrum and Data Pricing by Month End
Trai Chairman R S Sharma was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Convergence India 2016 event in New Delhi.
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Trai to Hold Open House on Differential Data Pricing on Thursday
Interested stakeholders have been called to discuss the key aspect of net neutrality at the PHD House in New Delhi.
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'I Support Free Basics' Messages Irrelevant to Net Neutrality Debate: Trai
"So we wrote back asking them to answer our four questions but we still haven't got those," Agneshwar Sen, advisor for Trai, told media in Kolkata.
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Only 21 Counter-Comments to 24 Lakh Submissions on Differential Pricing
January 14 was the last date for submitting counter-comments on views shared by all stakeholders and the public at large.
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Differential Pricing Debate: PMO's Singh Meets Telecom Minister Prasad
PMO is taking a keen interest in the issue because any policy regarding Internet can play an important role in the success of Digital India programme.
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World Bank Says Concerned About Facebook Free Basics' Model of Internet
Care should be taken to ensure that users have the greatest possible access to internet-based content, applications and services of their choice," said the World Bank in a report.
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Trai Disputes Facebook's Claimed Number of Responses to Consultation Paper
Save Free Basics campaign generated over 11 million responses to Trai's consultation paper, Facebook claimed.
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Facebook Spent Rs. 300 Crores on Free Basics Ads in India: Report
According to a report, Facebook has spent most on print media, an amount claimed to be in the range of Rs. 180-200 crores.
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81 Percent Citizens Against Facebook's Free Basics: Survey
78 percent of the respondents also said the central or state government should provide free Internet access covering essential or useful citizen services.
