Indian regulator outlaws differential pricing for data packages,blocking Facebook’s Free Basics service that ‘arguably disadvantage small providers’Facebook has lost the upright to offer its free mobile internet service in India after the country’s telecoms regulator ruled in favour of net neutrality, marking the end of an intense and very public 11-month national debate.
The new regulations published by India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) ban differential pricing for data services, and create it easier for smaller firms to compete with established companies including Facebook. Related: How people power took on grand business in the fight for net neutrality in India Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com