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Trai has extended the deadline for comments on net neutrality by a month; new date set as 15 March

Telecom regulator Trai today extended the last date for comments on the contentious Net neutrality by a month to March 15. Telecom operators and Internet-based companies have been at loggerheads on the issue.

Facebook Lite reaches 200 million users worldwide, and it’s a lot better than Free Basics

Even with a narrowed down access point, Facebook Lite presents a fairly neutral picture of the internet at a fraction of the cost.

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.

$1 trillion extra GDP by 2020 if all Indians get online

If the number of people with access to internet were to reach 100 percent, India’s GDP could be increased by an extra $1 trillion by 2020.

How NASSCOM went soft on Facebook's biggest mistake

Facebook seems to be in a fix. Although it's plateaued in more ways than one, it's easy to notice how the company is trying all sorts of tricks to gain more users on to its social network that is expected to never have a satiation point.

Facebook keen to shift focus to other parts of internet.org

Disappointed with TRAI’s ruling banning Free Basics, Facebook has said it will now focus on other parts of the internet.org programme and wants to work with all operators in order to get more people on the Internet.

3.2 billion people had Internet access in 2015: Facebook

The number of people worldwide with Internet access reached 3.2 billion at the end of 2015, but the remaining 4.1 billion still could not get online, a Facebook-sponsored study showed.

Facebook's Free Basics helped just one dominant player: Vodafone CEO

Taking a strong pitch for more competition in offering internet services, Vodafone Group chief Vittorio Colao has spoken his mind on Facebook's Free Basics, saying it was helping just "one dominant player" in India.

Disappointed with TRAI verdict but will keep working to deliver free Internet access: Mark Zuckerberg

Expressing disappointment on India's decision on net neutrality, Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg has said he is committed to keep working to break down connectivity barriers in India and around the world.

Mark Zuckerberg reveals 2016 plans for AI butler

Mark Zuckerberg wants to build an artificially intelligent assistant in 2016 to help run his home and assist him at work, the Facebook founder and chief executive said.