In few places is the contrast between the internet’s liberating possibilities and its most troubling hazards more sharply drawn than in Pakistan. For its burgeoning online population of 30 million people, the universal promise of the medium as a link to a world without borders comes up against a raft of local restrictions imposed on…
City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar took to social media to urge youngsters for their active participation in the police bandobast ahead of the New Year celebrations on Thursday morning. Kumar sent out messages on social media, including WhatsApp, cautioning people against indulging in drunk driving. He said, “‘It is better to call for a driver…
13,800 villages and around 200 major cities of the state will get free wi-fi at all public places and free or cheap internet at homes and work places as the state government has initiated the process of laying one lakh km long fibre optic network in the state for broadband internet services. Gujarat government, which…
Mark Zuckerberg is in a spot of trouble in India after making a personal appeal in one of the country’s leading newspapers to allow free internet access. The op-ed has stirred controversy and drew questions from regulators, Bloomberg reports. Zuckerberg outlined his proposed Free Basics plan which allows customers to access Facebook and other services…
Most of you, by now, must have learnt that Google is going to kick off its free WiFi service at railway stations in India from January next year – with a goal to provide services at 100 stations by end of 2016, but there still are a few things that is not widely known about…
Even as Facebook and net neutrality activists pitch in their best on the last day of TRAI consultation process over differential pricing and net neutrality, pressure is building on TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) to exercise caution and even dismiss Facebook’s submission to the regulator. TRAI’s decision based on this and previous rounds of…