Since last couple of days I am receiving notifications from friends to send TRAI the message in consent of free basics. But I don't think this as a right thing to do. Free basics is the internet service free of cost to access facebook and some websites which will be provided by Facebook.
Firstly i would like to mention advantages of free basics to poor countries. As we know free basics is well successful in poor under developed countries in which due to lack of infracture,it was difficult for government to provide internet to people at low cost. now coming to India let us discuss some issues where it could get some sort of success. as today India is on the brink of digitisation where lakhs of villages will be connected by broad band and on ground its implementation is quite slow as expected.All the documents will be provided to people online. For this it is necessary that every person shall have access to internate. Free basics can help government to sort out this problem. The facebook with the help of free basics can provide websites related to health,education,sanitation,livelihood,administrative work,etc. free of cost.
As same people from Facebook have send messages for net neutrality to TRAI few months ago,then how could they support free basics. Let me clearly explain u that Facebook belongs to US and it does not pay any kind of tax to India. And now Facebook is trying to get hold of Indian internet. As we all know ,those who control internet controls the country same as in the mediaeval period those who control sea controlled countries i.e.colonies. the same way facebook is trying to rule India through internet by providing free basics. The day will come if we permit free basics in india when people will misunderstand internet as facebook.
Here comes the question about net neutrality. There are around 3.5 million websites and I don't think such large number of websites will be brought under free basics. There will not be any more fare platform for all the website for their access. By the way without providing free basics TRAI shall try to lower the data charges of all telecom companies. As India is one of the country which provides highest data charges for its customers.
So, at last i would like to conclude that if free basics has to be made successful it should be on the terms of government. The websites authorised by government only shall be made free and government should have control on it. To reduce compitition TRAI should reduce the data charges and help net neutrality.Except government websites all other websites should be given equal access.......
Firstly i would like to mention advantages of free basics to poor countries. As we know free basics is well successful in poor under developed countries in which due to lack of infracture,it was difficult for government to provide internet to people at low cost. now coming to India let us discuss some issues where it could get some sort of success. as today India is on the brink of digitisation where lakhs of villages will be connected by broad band and on ground its implementation is quite slow as expected.All the documents will be provided to people online. For this it is necessary that every person shall have access to internate. Free basics can help government to sort out this problem. The facebook with the help of free basics can provide websites related to health,education,sanitation,livelihood,administrative work,etc. free of cost.
As same people from Facebook have send messages for net neutrality to TRAI few months ago,then how could they support free basics. Let me clearly explain u that Facebook belongs to US and it does not pay any kind of tax to India. And now Facebook is trying to get hold of Indian internet. As we all know ,those who control internet controls the country same as in the mediaeval period those who control sea controlled countries i.e.colonies. the same way facebook is trying to rule India through internet by providing free basics. The day will come if we permit free basics in india when people will misunderstand internet as facebook.
Here comes the question about net neutrality. There are around 3.5 million websites and I don't think such large number of websites will be brought under free basics. There will not be any more fare platform for all the website for their access. By the way without providing free basics TRAI shall try to lower the data charges of all telecom companies. As India is one of the country which provides highest data charges for its customers.
So, at last i would like to conclude that if free basics has to be made successful it should be on the terms of government. The websites authorised by government only shall be made free and government should have control on it. To reduce compitition TRAI should reduce the data charges and help net neutrality.Except government websites all other websites should be given equal access.......
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