Net neutrality was an idea, when networks consisted of universities, big corporations and government institutions. Today the capex is entirely borne by ISP, Te

Net neutrality was an idea, when networks consisted of universities, big corporations and government institutions. Today the capex is entirely borne by ISP, Telcos, companies like Reliance. Free basics if it came into fruition would not have violated net neutrality, between the user and FB servers there would have been only one ISP in all probability. The Indian narrative on HN is dominated by 1%'ers who hardly represent or know the ground reality for the 1.3 billion people. For people so concerned about democracy, free press, evil INCs, free speech, duties on electronics..... it doesn't take a lot of effort to do some cursory research Free press - checkout Indian news channels on Youtube, the fact that they can get away with this nonsense, yet claim the press doesn't have freedom. In Europe the govt holds the purse strings via the compulsory radio, TV & media license. Duty on electronics - India is way cheaper than Europe for Laptops and Mobiles