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India, Egypt say no thanks to free Internet from Facebook
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 03, 2016 — filed under: , , , ,
ALWAR, India — Connecting people to the Internet is not easy in this impoverished farming district of wheat and millet fields, where working camels can be glimpsed along roads that curve through the low-slung Aravalli Hills.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
A Megacorp’s Basic Instinct
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 04, 2016 — filed under: , , , , , ,
Bolstered by academia and civil society, TRAI stands its ground against FB’s Free Basics publicity blitz.
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India bans Facebook’s ‘free’ Internet for the poor
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 10, 2016 — filed under: , , , ,
India’s telecom regulator said Monday that service providers cannot charge discriminatory prices for Internet services, a blow to Facebook’s global effort to provide low-cost Internet to developing countries.
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India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality Rules
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 11, 2016 — filed under: , , , , ,
In India, advocates of net neutrality have welcomed new rules by the telecom regulator that have blocked efforts by Facebook to offer free but limited access to the web in the country’s fast growing Internet market.
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Blog Entry Database on Big Data and Smart Cities International Standards
by Vanya Rakesh — published Feb 11, 2016 — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society is in the process of mapping international standards specifically around Big Data, IoT and Smart Cities. Here is a living document containing a database of some of these key globally accepted standards.
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UNICEF & Nasscom Foundation Workshop on Child Online Protection
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 14, 2016 — filed under: ,
Jyoti Panday attended UNICEF & Nasscom Foundation Workshop on Child Online Protection (COP) held on 8 February 2016 at Hotel Claridges in New Delhi.
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Net neutrality advocates hail Trai verdict
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 14, 2016 — filed under: ,
Facebook 'disappointed' with the ruling on differential pricing.
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Blog Entry There is No Such Thing as Free Basics
by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Feb 14, 2016 — filed under: , , ,
India would not see the rain of Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they could benefit from this Firefox project. Because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has taken a historical step by banning the differential pricing without discriminating services.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Trai upholds Net Neutrality in setback to Facebook’s Free Basics
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 15, 2016 — filed under: , , ,
Trai says Internet service providers will not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services.
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Blog Entry World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development
by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 17, 2016 — last modified Feb 17, 2016 05:03 PM — filed under: ,
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had published a book in 2014 that examines free speech, expression and media development. The chapter contains a Foreword by Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO. Pranesh Prakash contributed to Independence: Introduction - Global Media Chapter. The book was edited by Courtney C. Radsch.
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