With the raging debate on the issue of Net neutrality, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has received over 18 lakh responses from stakeholders to its consultation paper on differential pricing for data services, the regulator said on Thursday. Now the problem for this is that we had asked for a response to the specific question of differential pricing… instead, we have got responses on supporting Free Basics. Sharma said although these comments are also in a template form, the template answers all the questions with minor variations so there is no need to write back to them. “Now how supporting Free Basics help in answering the questions… it has become hard for us to arrive at”, Sharma said.
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While this might not seem that of big a setback for Facebook, but if an adverse decision is issued in a net neutrality hearing scheduled for next month, FB might have to overhaul its Free Basics operations in India.
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While Free Basics is now on ice in Egypt and India, the program could make a comeback after regulators in each country have a chance to examine it. While Free Basics toes the line with net neutrality, it is hard to argue the benefits of bringing more people to the modern age, making the issue a worthwhile discussion for each nation in the program.
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But more than three quarters of the 1.8 million comments submitted by users via Facebook will be disregarded as they did not follow the proper format, TRAI Chairman Ram Sevak Sharma told a news conference. We have given extra days and appeal to them to frame responses to our questions, giving specific reasons.
Trai extended the last date for receiving comments on its paper on differential data pricing to January 7. It would put small content providers and start-ups that don’t participate in it at a disadvantage, they say.
For his part, Zuckerberg argued in the Times of India that internet access is a right and that Free Basics doesn’t clash with net neutrality.
The program gives people the ability to gain “free” access to some basic Internet services and websites – including the Facebook social networking site – on their mobile devices.
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Free Basics has launched in 37 countries so far.
