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Mandharam Side Hero Username: Mandharam Post Number: 2399 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 122.172.129.171 Rating: N/A |
Why the absolutists are wrong: At the outset, let's understand that the activists are right to the extent that Zuckerberg isn't launching a charity with 'Free Basics.' It obviously has a profit motive. But the real question is, what's wrong with that? Fact is, though India is among the top three countries by the number of Internet users, they account for just 352 million, which means a very small percentage of Indian population use up almost 90 per cent of data. What we miss in the media hype over launching of an iPhone or Nexus is that India still has just 27 per cent Internet penetration. China and the USA have clocked 51 per cent and 87 per cent, respectively. Internet is still the reserve of India's elites. And we need a game-changing policy to distort the field and bring faster connectivity. If Internet can alleviate poverty, this needs to be done quickly. Now, if Facebook has a model where it may bring faster yet limited connectivity to those who are outside the Internet perimeter, why should it be shouted down from a position of moral relativism? Yes, Facebook stands to gain massively if Free Basics is allowed but a better connected world may actually work in favour of local economies. Remember what happened in Bengal over Singur incident? The Tatas were driven out of Bengal over a car-making project. Did it harm the Tatas? No. Did it harm Bengal? Absolutely. It robbed the state of creating jobs for thousands directly and another few thousands indirectly over ancillary industries | ||
Mandharam Side Hero Username: Mandharam Post Number: 2398 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 122.172.129.171 Rating: N/A |
data plans in india costs 150-250 for 1GB for a month which is more than cable tv bill it is not affordable to more than 90% of population. why let go this kind of freebies? | ||
Mandharam Side Hero Username: Mandharam Post Number: 2397 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 122.172.129.171 Rating: N/A |
alaa adukkovali mana poor nation ante gaani us,uk type lo dobbeyyi anakoodadhu | ||
Last_avataar Side Hero Username: Last_avataar Post Number: 6871 Registered: 09-2012 Posted From: 12.10.219.224 Rating: N/A |
Ayite FB ni free ga internet ivvamanu , pedollaki India lo | ||
Mandharam Side Hero Username: Mandharam Post Number: 2396 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 122.171.123.181 Rating: N/A |
ensured by TRAI by rejecting free basics and differential pricing. 1)Come on India is not USA. We should not reject such freebies from software giants. Instead some amendments should be proposed. 2) Many users use a limit set of websites. I have seen people who only use WhatsApp and nothing else. By not allowing differential pricing, the rights of such people are at risk |