Facebook Shuts Down FreeBasics In India

    FB has shutdown Free Basics program in India. RCom, which is the only distributor of Free Basics will soon start charging for the service. Subscribers will have to pay applicable data charges for accessing websites or apps through the zero-rated Free Basics platform, once technical modifications are done.
    • February 11, 2016
    Total
    0
    Shares
    Like 0
    Tweet 0
    Pin it 0

    Now that TRAI has put an end to Facebook’s Free Basics, RCom, which is the only distributor of Free Basics will soon start charging for the service.

    Subscribers will have to pay applicable data charges for accessing websites or apps through the zero-rated Free Basics platform, once necessary technical modifications are done over the next few days.  [source]

    Plus, Facebook has shutdown Free Basics program in India, though it continues to run in other countries.

    Tim Berners-Lee On Facebook's Free Basics Campaign
    Tim Berners-Lee On Facebook’s Free Basics Campaign

    1 comment

    1. Very good decision by TRAI. Facebook thought it can implement it’s selfish Free Basics in India with its money and influence. But proved wrong.

    Leave a Reply

    Sign Up to Newsletter

    Daily.

    You May Also Like
    • 1 minute read

    Govt. all set to roll out GST from April 1, 2017

    After relentlessly pursuing the opposition and months of strategizing, the govt. has finally succeeded in having the GST bill passed. The govt. aims to get the bill ratified by 16 states in a month’s time. Amid concern from the states about inflation, FM Arun Jaitley said that the standard tax rate would be between 17-19%.
    View Post