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Facebook’s Free Basics blocked by India over net neutrality rules
- anilgulecha 11y agoThe entire PDF[1] is worth a read, and shows a clarity of understanding the internet not usually seen in the Indian government. [1] http://www.trai.gov.in/Content/VerReg/10243_0_ProhibitionofDiscriminatoryTariffsforDataServices.aspx http://www.trai.gov.in/Content/VerReg/10243_0_ProhibitionofD...
- EGreg 11y agoFacebook and other companies would like to see "the other billions" of people connect to THEIR servers and have their data flow through THEM. From an architectural point of view this is not necessary. The internet needs more platforms, like email and usenet, which can be locally hosted and sync up through large pipes asynchronously in the larger internet. The way things used to be built before broadband internet in the USA.
- supercanuck 11y agoI think Mark Zuckerberg's benevolence is going to be put to the test now that India has rejected it on his terms.