Free Internet

Like Facebook and Google, China's UCWeb is looking to offer free internet in India

UCWeb, a subsidiary of China’s Alibaba group, is looking to make inroads in India by offering subsidised or even free internet access to Indians.

Bihar CM asks students to use free Wi-Fi to download books and not movies

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday advised youths, particularly students, to use free Wi-Fi facility to download books instead of movies.

Paytm launches payment method for people without internet

Paytm has announced the launch of a new toll-free number 180018001234 to help customers use Paytm without the internet connection. This is particularly important for the times when internet connectivity is patchy, and continued disconnections would stop you from using Paytm app.

Donald Trump is proof that a free, uncensored internet isn't always the best internet

Have you ever tried browsing Facebook or YouTube in incognito mode? You’ll see a different world out there.

Facebook working with Indian govt to explore alternatives to its controversial Free Basics program

Social networking website Facebook is cooperating with the Indian government to "explore alternatives" to its controversial 'Free Basics' programme, which had to be shut down following the TRAI's move to bar operators from charging different rates for Internet access based on content.

T-Mobile network hacked by 17-year old to access unlimited data

The teenager found that the Speedtest app still worked even though the device’s pre-paid period had expired. After tinkering with the Speedtest on both the mobile device and his Macbook while using mitmproxy, he realized that all the data hosted to test internet speeds contained “/speedtest” in the URL.

Free Internet Services are the next battle for EU telecom regulators

Exempting some online applications, such as Facebook, from consumers' monthly data caps and treating them as free is seen as the next front in a battle over how telecoms operators can manage the traffic on their networks as regulators prepare to enforce Europe's first-ever "net neutrality" rules.

TRAI mulls free internet service within net neutrality framework

Telecom regulator TRAI proposed exploring models to give consumers free Internet service within the Net neutrality framework, months after barring platforms like Facebooks Free Basics and Airtel Zero under its differential pricing rule.

Trai mulls free internet service for under-connected consumers

The model should facilitate the un-connected and under-connected consumer to become better connected and should not allow any telecom service providers (TSPs) or large company playing a gatekeeper or biased role

Free Internet: Here is what Facebook could learn from Google

As Mumbai Central railway station gears up to be the first city to receive free Wi-Fi thanks to Google, it reminds us of the journey we need travel towards better connectivity across the nation.