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India Introduces Net Neutrality Rules Barring Facebook's Free Internet

Ron Burgundy

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Motorists ride past a billboard displaying Facebook's Free Basics initiative in Mumbai, IndiaBy Sankalp Phartiyal and Himank Sharma NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India introduced new rules on Monday to prevent Internet service providers from having different pricing policies for accessing different parts of the web, in a setback to Facebook Inc's plan to roll out a pared-back free Internet service to the masses. The new rules by the regulator came after a two-month long consultation process that saw Facebook launching a big advertisement campaign in support of its Free Basics program, that runs in more than 35 developing countries around the world. The program offers pared-down Internet services on mobile phones, along with access to the company's own social network and messaging services, without charge.




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