India regulator pillories Facebook over Free Basics lobbying - BBC news

Follow up on Arun's previous e-mail chain; for once TRAI has taken the
correct step to protect "net neutrality" which is important for not only
India. As many have mentioned, there is no free lunch and this type of
business by false advertising ("Free Basics") is not only morally wrong and
should be regarded as falsifying a product (access of Internet for free but
does not give access to Internet - only some selected parts of it). I hope
it prevails and does not allow Internet cannibalisation . Any news on what
happened to free Internet access from Google at train stations?

From the BBC news article:
Quote:
" But those campaigning to protect net neutrality in India suggest data
providers should not favour some online services over others by offering
cheaper or faster access. At least 50 professors of the Indian Institute of
Technology and the Indian Institute of Science also supported the campaign
to protect net neutrality, saying that the Free Basics plan was "a lethal
combination which will lead to total lack of freedom on how Indians can use
their own public utility, the Internet".
End Quote.

Best wishes,
Kirit

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