Net neutrality row grows louder in India, Internet.org hit

April 16, 2015 creative accessed-on-pcs, berlin, bharti-airtel, display-screen, facebook, flagship-effort, growing-debate, norwegian, reliance

A group of India's leading technology and Internet firms has pulled out of Internet.org, Facebook's flagship effort to get billions more online, in a growing debate over free access and internet neutrality in the country. Net neutrality is the concept that all websites on the internet are treated equally. The debate over access and neutrality has grabbed headlines in India this week after leading telecom carrier Bharti Airtel announced a product through which mobile “app” makers pay for data usage to allow customers to use their apps for free

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Net neutrality row grows louder in India, Internet.org hit