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Column: Free internet access; how Trai brought India back to square one

Recently, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued a consultation paper on free internet .

Updated: June 13, 2016 06:45 IST

Net neutrality & Trai: Blanket ban on discriminatory tariffs bad

After leaving the initial consultative process halfway, bringing out a regulation banning differential pricing and coming out with a consultation…

Updated: May 31, 2016 09:03 IST

Edit: Get net-neutrality right, piecemeal TRAI consultation makes it worse

Piecemeal consulation by Trai only makes it worse

Updated: May 23, 2016 08:36 IST

Net neutrality: Facebook shuts Free Basics programme in India

Facebook had met with severe criticism for its programme, which aimed at providing basic Internet access to people in partnership…

Updated: February 11, 2016 14:59 IST

Marc Andreessen’s comments about India deeply upsetting: Mark Zuckerberg

“I want to respond to Marc Andreessen’s comments about India yesterday. I found the comments deeply upsetting, and they do…

February 11, 2016 09:00 IST

Net neutrality: TRAI decision an anti-colonialist idea, says Facebook Board member

Facebook board member Marc Andreessen today set off a controversy by terming India’s decision to bar discriminatory Internet tariff as…

February 11, 2016 00:00 IST

Net neutrality: Trai warns of action beyond Rs 50,000 fine for discriminatory data rates

Having barred discriminatory pricing of data services, the regulator Trai today warned of much stricter action against errant telecom operators…

February 9, 2016 20:02 IST

Net neutrality: Facebook’s India stumble could embolden other regulators

Net neutrality debate: India’s decision to effectively ban Facebook’s pared-back free Internet service is a major blow to the social…

Updated: April 18, 2019 10:48 IST

Disappointed but will not give up: Mark Zuckerberg on Net Neutrality

Expressing disappointment on India’s decision on net neutrality, Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg has said he is committed to…

February 9, 2016 10:21 IST

Net neutrality: Free data door shut, litigation door ajar

In a major blow to mobile operators, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday barred operators from offering…

Updated: February 9, 2016 01:49 IST

Net neutrality: Facebook disappointed with Trai’s differential tariff decision

Social media giant Facebook today expressed disappointment over telecom regulator Trai’s decision not to allow differential pricing of data, saying…

Updated: February 9, 2016 13:06 IST

Net neutrality: Free food OK, not free data!

Net neutrality: Not surprisingly, given the TRAI’s comments in the past, the telecom regulator has ruled out differential pricing for…

Updated: February 9, 2016 13:07 IST

What is net neutrality?

What is net neutrality? In a boost to net neutrality and a blow to Facebook and other operators offering differential…

Updated: February 8, 2016 23:44 IST

Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over net neutrality issue

Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of delaying a decision on the issue of net neutrality on “pretext” of repeated…

January 31, 2016 19:30 IST

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Zomato, Cleartrip, Paytm, others write to PM Narendra Modi to defend net neutrality

Hundreds of startups including bigger players like, Zomato, Cleartrip, Paytm and their employees today approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…

Updated: January 25, 2016 22:10 IST

Trai open house on data pricing is no open-and-shut case

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India may find it difficult to frame clear-cut guidelines on differential data tariff given the…

January 22, 2016 01:46 IST

After face-off with Facebook, watchdog says data pricing norms by January end

A day after the sparring match with social networking site Facebook over the issue of Free Basics came out in…

January 21, 2016 19:31 IST

Trai to hold differential pricing discussion on Thursday

Sectoral regulator Trai will conduct an open house discussion on differential pricing for data services, a key aspect of net…

January 19, 2016 16:03 IST

Congress slams start-up action plan for silence on net neutrality

Congress today criticised the Centre’s action plan on start-ups a day after its launch as it said that Prime Minister…

January 17, 2016 20:08 IST

Will take structured view on net neutrality: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Asserting the government’s stand on non-discriminatory access to internet, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the issue of net…

January 10, 2016 18:52 IST

Net Neutrality debate: Trai gets 80% replies via Facebook

As Trai gears up to frame the Net Neutrality rules, telecom operators have favoured differential pricing for data services even…

January 8, 2016 23:03 IST

Column: Free, but basic – The net as a public good

Trai must unpick the analytics embedded in the arguments for and against Free Basics

January 6, 2016 00:38 IST

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Top 5 things Mark Zuckerberg said after net neutrality setback for Facebook in India: A day after India’s telecom watchdog…

February 9, 2016 11:05 IST

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Net neutrality row: All you need to know in 5 slides

In a boost to net neutrality and a blow to Facebook and other operators offering differential data tariffs, telecom regulator…

February 8, 2016 22:07 IST

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Rahul Gandhi takes on PM Narendra Modi: From Digital India to Net Neutrality, all you need to know in 10 points

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has hit out at PM Narendra Modi government for having failed so far to come…

February 1, 2016 09:57 IST

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What is Net Neutrality, Free Basics, more: All you wanted to know in 10 slides

As the debate over Net neutrality and Free Basics intensifies, particularly with the sparring match between the telecom regulator and…

January 21, 2016 20:12 IST

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January 8, 2016 13:10 IST

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Net neutrality rules go into effect Friday: 5 top FAQs

WHAT IS NET NEUTRALITY, AND WHAT ARE THE NEW RULES? So-called net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers treat…

June 13, 2015 15:32 IST

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Net Neutrality debate: Experts brainstorm, seek greater clarity on internet freedom

If you’ve been following the Net Neutrality debate in India, it would appear divided into two camps. You are either…

April 23, 2015 10:18 IST

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Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Narendra Modi, drags net neutrality row to House: 10 power points

The net neutrality debate is a “trial balloon” floated by the Narendra Modi government to hand over Internet space to…

April 22, 2015 11:52 IST

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April 20, 2015 15:29 IST

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