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India’s Telecom Regulator Head Sharma To Stay On For Two More Years

August 09, 2018
Facebook’s Free Basics Gets The Cold Shoulder In India
International // February 09, 2016

India has done more than just give Facebook’s free Internet service app a “dislike.” Yesterday (Feb. 8), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) blocked Facebook’s Free Basics, an app that delivers services from Facebook’s Internet.org, which was designed to provide Internet access to developing...

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India’s Telecom Regulator Head Sharma To Stay On For Two More Years

August 09, 2018
The head of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Ram Sewak Sharma, will stay on in his role for two more years. According to Reuters, his assignment was slated to end Friday (Aug. 10), but will now have the additional time to continue to shape rules pertaining to the internet as the market in India takes […]

Facebook’s Free Basics Gets The Cold Shoulder In India

February 09, 2016
India has done more than just give Facebook’s free Internet service app a “dislike.” Yesterday (Feb. 8), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) blocked Facebook’s Free Basics, an app...