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Net Neutrality
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5 Oct 2020
28 Aug 2019
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Packets, net neutrality and gaming public policy outcomesGurshabad Grover attended Prof. Vishal Misra's lecture on net neutrality at Has Geek in Bangalore on August 15, 2019.
4 Jan 2018
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From net neutrality to IBC & Aadhaar, how Vidhi is framing key government legislationIt's not every day that a 30-something former Oxford academic disrupts the plans of the world's biggest disruptor.
26 Nov 2017
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FCC’s plan to repeal net neutrality may not impact IndiaIndia is unlikely to be impacted by the US Federal Communications Commission’s plan to repeal net neutrality regulations.
24 Nov 2017
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Why you should keep a close eye on the net neutrality debate in the USAs the United State's FCC Chairman Ajit Pai gears up to repeal the net neutrality laws put in place in 2015, India should sit up and take note.
24 Nov 2017
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Indian activists slam FCC decision to ditch net neutralityIndian net neutrality activists are assured the ongoing net neutrality tussle in the US will have no impact on India.
13 Feb 2017
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Surveillance in India: Policy and PracticeThe National Institute of Public Finance and Policy organized a brainstorming session on net neutrality on February 8, 2017 and a public seminar on surveillance in India the following day on February 9, 2017 in New Delhi. Pranesh Prakash …
27 Sep 2016
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Mobilizing Online Consensus: Net Neutrality and the India SubredditThis essay by Sujeet George is part of the 'Studying Internet in India' series. The author offers a preliminary gesture towards understanding reddit’s usage and breadth in the Indian context. Through an analysis of the “India” subreddit and …
17 Aug 2016
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Responses to Trai’s consultation paper on free data contain some good suggestionsTrai has announced that it will come up with a final consultation paper on ‘Free Data’, and also a pre-consultation paper on Net Neutrality by the end of this month.
16 Jul 2016
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Meeting on Net Neutrality and Related IssuesA meeting was convened by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on July 15, 2016 in New Delhi to discuss Net Neutrality and related issues. Sunil Abraham attended this meeting.
30 Jun 2016
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CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation on Free DataThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a consultation on Free Data, for which CIS sent in the following comments.
30 Mar 2016
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TRAI Consultation on Differential Pricing for Data Services - Post-Open House Discussion SubmissionThe Centre for Internet and Society sent this submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) following the Open House Discussion on Differential Pricing of Data Services, held in Delhi on February 21, 2016.
25 Feb 2016
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‘A Good Day for the Internet Everywhere': India Bans Differential Data PricingIndia distinguished itself as a global leader on network neutrality on February 8, when regulators officially banned “differential pricing”, a process through which telecommunications service providers could or charge discriminatory tariffs …
23 Feb 2016
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Net Neutrality Advocates Rejoice As TRAI Bans Differential PricingIndia would not see any more Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they benefited from this Facebook project.
15 Feb 2016
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Zuckerberg's Plan Spurned as India Backs Full Net NeutralityFacebook Inc.’s plans for expansion in India have suffered a major setback.
15 Feb 2016
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Trai upholds Net Neutrality in setback to Facebook’s Free BasicsTrai says Internet service providers will not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services.
15 Feb 2016
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Internet FreedomThe modern medium of the web is an open-sourced, democratic world in which equality is an ideal, which is why what is most important is Internet freedom.
15 Feb 2016
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Facebook’s Free Basics hits snag in IndiaIndian regulators have dealt a major blow to Facebook’s controversial Free Basics online access plan by forbidding so-called differential pricing by internet companies, in effect banning the programme in the country.
14 Feb 2016
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Net neutrality advocates hail Trai verdictFacebook 'disappointed' with the ruling on differential pricing.
11 Feb 2016
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India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality RulesIn 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.
4 Feb 2016
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A Megacorp’s Basic InstinctBolstered by academia and civil society, TRAI stands its ground against FB’s Free Basics publicity blitz.
30 Jan 2016
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#NetNeutrality, Data Protection Laws among topics at ITechLaw ConferenceThe who’s-who of the technology law sector convened at the ITechLaw India International Conference held from January 27-29 in Bangalore.
27 Jan 2016
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ବ୍ୟବହାରୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ନିରାପତ୍ତା ଓ ଗୋପନୀୟତାର କୋକୁଆ ଆଣିବ ଫେସବୁକର ଫ୍ରି ବେସିକ୍ସThis opinion piece in Odia on Facebook's Free Basics App was published in Your Story. The post highlights several user security and privacy that Free Basics is violating apart from violating net neutrality. It also brings the parallel of …
11 Jan 2016
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Will India win net neutrality battle?There is more than what meets the eye in Facebook’s ‘noble mission’ of providing internet for all.
7 Jan 2016
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Nasscom wants board to protect Net neutrality, regulate pricingThe debate against differential pricing of data services at the cost of net neutrality doesn’t seem to be getting over yet. While internet activists have gone out on streets in Bengaluru and Hyderabad to protest in favour of net neutrality, …
3 Jan 2016
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Free Basics: Negating net parityResearchers funded by Facebook were apparently told by 92 per cent of Indians they surveyed from large cities, with Internet connection and college degree, that the Internet “is a human right and that Free Basics can help bring Internet to …
30 Dec 2015
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India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complexConnectivity to millions in India is main issue
25 Dec 2015
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The Free Basics debate: Trai has a point in imposing temporary ban on net neutralityThe argument against net neutrality in India is simple. Regulation cannot be based on dogma – evidence of harm must be provided before you can advocate for rules for ISPs and telecom operators.
25 Dec 2015
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Facebook Shares 10 Key Facts about Free Basics. Here's What's Wrong with All 10 of Them.Shweta Sengar of Catch News spoke to Sunil Abraham about the recent advertisement by Facebook titled "What Net Neutrality Activists won't Tell You or, the Top 10 Facts about Free Basics". Sunil argued against the validity of all the 'top 10 …
4 Dec 2015
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CIS's Position on Net NeutralityAs researchers committed to the principle of pluralism we rarely produce institutional positions. This is also because we tend to update our positions based on research outputs. But the lack of clarity around our position on network …