Facebook could pay a penalty of upto Rs 50 lakh for Free Basics
With the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) ruling against Facebook's Free Basics, the social networking site could pay a penalty of upto Rs 50 lakh for the campaign.
Feb 09, 2016, 00:27 AM IST
Facebook responds to Indian telecom watchdog on Free Basics
Social networking site Facebook on Wednesday responded to the Indian telecom regulator's letter regarding Free Basics, saying it tried to cooperate with the watchdog.
Jan 20, 2016, 21:25 PM IST
Net Neutrality: TRAI slams Facebook over 'Free Basics', co hits back
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 over the Net neutrality debate.
Jan 20, 2016, 21:15 PM IST
Facebook alleges TRAI office unsubscribed to its mail on net neutrality
Social media major Facebook has alleged that someone at telecom regulator Trai's office blocked email from its websites which people used for sharing their comments on differential pricing issue -- a key issue of net neutrality.
Jan 19, 2016, 23:59 PM IST
Chunk of responses on Free Basics rather than net neutrality: TRAI
Academicians from India's premier institutes IITs and IISc have slammed Facebook's Free Basics initiative, terming it "flawed" and "misleading".
Jan 18, 2016, 23:39 PM IST
World Bank concerned over Facebook's model of free internet
The World Bank has said net neutrality should ensure greatest possible internet access to users and not undermine their fundamental rights and freedoms, voicing concern over moves by companies globally including Facebook in India to provide people free internet with restricted access.
Jan 14, 2016, 13:26 PM IST
Net Neutrality debate: Facebook supports differential pricing of data
Amid a debate over net neutrality principles, Facebook has become the only Internet firm to side with telecom operators over the issue of differential pricing of data services.
Jan 11, 2016, 22:37 PM IST
TRAI to write back to people who commented via FB template
Telecom regulator TRAI will write back to people who have commented through a template supporting Free Basics to answer specific questions asked by it in consultation paper on differential pricing of data -- a net neutrality issue.
Dec 31, 2015, 18:24 PM IST
IIT, IISc faculty slam Facebook's Free Basics
Academicians from India's premier institutes IITs and IISc have slammed Facebook's Free Basics initiative, terming it "flawed" and "misleading".
Dec 31, 2015, 00:13 AM IST
Differential pricing violates net neutrality: IAMAI
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Wednesday said the differential pricing violates principles of net neutrality.
Dec 30, 2015, 18:59 PM IST
Net Neutrality issue: Deadline for public comments extended to January 7
TRAI in March floated a consultation paper on regulation for over-the-top applications like Skype, Viber, WhatsApp and net neutrality.
Dec 30, 2015, 14:21 PM IST
Zuckerberg fuels Free Basics Vs Net Neutrality debate in India
First splashy full page ads in major Indian newspapers and now a personal piece by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a leading English daily defending Free Basics, the war over "free" or “selective” internet services for the poor and net neutrality has entered a new phase.
Dec 29, 2015, 15:05 PM IST
Facebook ready for Free Basics scrutiny, open for Twitter, Google
Countering allegations of gatekeeping in website selection on its free internet platform Free Basics, Facebook today said it is open to the scrutiny of the process by any third party agency like IAMAI or Nasscom.
Dec 28, 2015, 22:23 PM IST
Net Neutrality: Facebook ups the ante, counters opponents of Free Basics
Caught in a raging debate over net neutrality, social media giant Facebook has said a variety of models are needed to bring a billion people online while defending its Free Basics initiative.
Dec 25, 2015, 15:14 PM IST
Net Neutrality: TRAI asks RCom to hold Facebook's Free Basics service
Telecom regulator Trai has asked Reliance Communications to keep services of Facebook's free Internet platform, Free Basics, in abeyance, till the issue on differential pricing is sorted out.
Dec 23, 2015, 19:21 PM IST
TRAI's serves notice to RCom to pause Free Basics
TRAI has given notice to Reliance Communications in which TRAI has not given the permission of launching internet.org with Facebook.
Dec 23, 2015, 16:12 PM IST
6 lakh comments on Trai's second net neutrality paper so far
Facebook has launched campaign where it is asking users to support Free Basics scheme under which the user can access some websites for free without paying internet charges.
Dec 20, 2015, 12:02 PM IST
Free Basics app available on Reliance Network across India: Zuckerberg
Keeping up with its promise to make internet free for those who cannot afford it in India, social networking giant Facebook has chosen Reliance Communications Network to offer Free Basics - its free internet sharing platform - now to everyone in the country.
Nov 24, 2015, 18:06 PM IST
Just say no to Facebook's Internet.org, says inventor of World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee
Turns out, Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web said ‘just say no’ to Facebook’s Internet.org
Oct 13, 2015, 20:55 PM IST
Facebook retools, rebrands Internet.Org as Free Basics
Social networking giant Facebook is rebranding its Internet.Org programme, which was in the midst of a controversy over alleged violation of Net neutrality, to 'Free Basics'.
Sep 25, 2015, 11:38 AM IST
