Counter Comments to the Consultation Paper on Free Data

Jul 14, 2016

Following our initial comments on the Consultation Paper on Free Data, below are our set of counter comments that serve as responses to the comments made by TSPs and TSP associations.

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SFLC.in’s Comments on the TRAI Pre-Consultation Paper on Net Neutrality

Jul 05, 2016

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on May 30, 2016 published a Pre-Consultation Paper on Net Neutrality, inviting stakeholder comments on 6 broad questions including the core principles of net neutrality, permissible traffic management techniques that may be adopted by Internet service providers, the ideal regulatory approach to net neutrality, and relevant privacy and national se

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SFLC.in's Comments on the TRAI Consultation Paper on Free Data

Jul 01, 2016

On 19 May, 2016 the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India floated a Consultation Paper on Free Data, inviting stakeholder comments on the need for a Telecom Service Provider agnostic platform to provide free Internet to the under-privileged, the need to regulate such platforms, and whether free data needs to be provided over fixed-line broadband in addition to mobile Internet servic

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Without rules, Sahibs may own your data

Mar 21, 2016

Now that the inevitable death of Free Basics by Facebook has happened and the dust has settled, the real outlines of the government of India’s Internet and Digital India policies are coming into focus.

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Legality of Internet shutdowns under Section 144 CrPC

Feb 10, 2016

India has seen numerous Internet shutdowns for various reasons in this year, all under the same provision of law - Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC).

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Free Basics Investigation

Jan 20, 2016

So while all of us were busy turning the consultation paper on differential pricing of data services put out by TRAI into a battle ground for Net Neutrality in India, on the sidelines, we decided to checkout Free Basics in action. So we got hold of a Reliance SIM card and a dying smart phone to take the free* ride.

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Counter Comments: TRAI Consultation Paper on Differential Pricing

Jan 14, 2016

Based on the comments received by TRAI on the Consultation Paper on Different Pricing for Data Services, SFLC.in has submitted these counter comments as solicited by TRAI.

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How Have Internet Shutdowns Impacted Your Life? - The Huffington Post

Dec 03, 2015

With the advent of the internet, the global communications landscape has undergone a number of dramatic changes.

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