{"title":"The Free Basics (of Facebook) debate in India","authors":"Hanuman Chowdary Tripuraneni","doi":"10.1108/INFO-02-2016-0005","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose \n \n \n \n \nThis paper aims to dispel and rebut an ideology inspired onslaught on Facebook’s offering of Free Basics, an Internet service described as free to enable the poor to get on to the Internet. \n \n \n \n \nDesign/methodology/approach \n \n \n \n \nThe study is based on a comparison of Free Basics with several freely and selectively offered goods and services by the government of India and its companies and departments to help the poor. \n \n \n \n \nFindings \n \n \n \n \nFree Basics offered by Facebook is not anti-net neutrality nor discriminatory against innovative service offerings by start-ups or others. \n \n \n \n \nOriginality/value \n \n \n \n \nThe paper sdds to the material for consideration by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in determining its position on the issue.","PeriodicalId":88488,"journal":{"name":"Fruhneuzeit-Info","volume":"20 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Fruhneuzeit-Info","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INFO-02-2016-0005","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 6
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to dispel and rebut an ideology inspired onslaught on Facebook’s offering of Free Basics, an Internet service described as free to enable the poor to get on to the Internet.
Design/methodology/approach
The study is based on a comparison of Free Basics with several freely and selectively offered goods and services by the government of India and its companies and departments to help the poor.
Findings
Free Basics offered by Facebook is not anti-net neutrality nor discriminatory against innovative service offerings by start-ups or others.
Originality/value
The paper sdds to the material for consideration by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in determining its position on the issue.
京公网安备 11010802042870号
京ICP备2023020795号-1
分享
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：
扫码关注我们
