tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post5830790861743644679..comments2023-04-06T15:31:56.559+05:30Comments on General Awareness: [Editorial # 30] Caution on Free BasicsTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897947340389519247noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-49871915579013978522016-01-02T01:12:32.489+05:302016-01-02T01:12:32.489+05:309.
(a). Against the concept of net neutrality
(b...9.<br />(a). Against the concept of net neutrality <br /><br />(b). Privacy of an user is to be uswd for commercial advantages<br /><br />(c). Creation of monopoly and avoiding people to utilise internet to ones best capacity.<br />inspiredbymyangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480665881025588009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-65929897748576188302016-01-02T01:07:19.862+05:302016-01-02T01:07:19.862+05:30Is the above mentioned point an ethical concern ??...Is the above mentioned point an ethical concern ?? Please Correct me if I am wrong, but, it looks more or less as an advantage of Free Basics. inspiredbymyangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480665881025588009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-33591828092805389332016-01-01T23:40:34.692+05:302016-01-01T23:40:34.692+05:303. It is likely to go against net neutrality which...3. It is likely to go against net neutrality which envisage equal treatment of data on internet by promoting its own sets of applications and services and hence would exploit other set of services which are not in sync with Free Basics guidelineinspiredbymyangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480665881025588009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-52981454295360228042016-01-01T19:37:02.116+05:302016-01-01T19:37:02.116+05:3010. What in your opinion should be the steps taken...10. What in your opinion should be the steps taken by the government to bridge the Digital Divide? What are the hurdles in bridging the digital divide? (200 words)<br />A. To bridge the divide govt has to take the following measures:<br />for electronic devices:<br />1. incentives to elecronic device manufacturing sector<br />2. promote indegenous startups<br />3. India should revamp its safety testing requirements for electronic products<br />for connectivity:<br />4.lift the ban on foreign satellite operators that provide spectrum<br />5. DIPP should allow at least 51 per cent FDI in e-commerce — and ultimately 100 per cent.<br />6. e-commerce models should enable SMEs businesses across India to reach national and global consumers. <br />GOI :<br />1.Aadhar card<br />2. JAM TRINITY<br />3.DIGITAL INDIA<br />4.e-BIZ portalpashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-54232132437910392222016-01-01T18:54:52.486+05:302016-01-01T18:54:52.486+05:309. What are ethical concerns (if any) in implement...9. What are ethical concerns (if any) in implementing Free Basics in India?<br />The ethical concern is that with a huge digital divide in india where 30% of netizens only are getting benefitted from internet, such a programme will increase digital access especially in rural areas where most of the population stays.pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-63266323880666459752016-01-01T18:50:43.018+05:302016-01-01T18:50:43.018+05:308. What is Telecom Regulatory Authority of India? ...8. What is Telecom Regulatory Authority of India? Why do we need regulatory bodies? What are their roles and objectives ? Mention a few other such regulatory bodies functioning in India.<br />A. TRAI is independent regulatory body which is entrusted to look after telecommunications business in india. Established in 1997, TRAI helps to promote level playing field to all the telecom servie providers. TRAI regularly issues orders and directions on various subjects such as tariffs, interconnections, quality of service, Direct To Home (DTH) services and mobile number portability.<br />other regulatory bodies<br />FSSAI<br />RBI<br />IRDA<br />PFRDA<br />SEBI etc<br />All these bodies are essential for GOI to be as a facilitator by regulating the agencies to bring efficiency . promote competition and to provide consumer satisfation of services.pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-80684472442663894932016-01-01T18:04:04.087+05:302016-01-01T18:04:04.087+05:30It is necessary to bridge the gulf for
ready avai...It is necessary to bridge the gulf for <br />ready availability of resources with respect to knowledge; <br />reduce communication gap;<br />to make every individual to reap the benefits of governemnt schemes<br />encourage innovation<br />to compete with other countries in all aspects<br />to make wise use of resources<br />to provide the level playing field b/w rural and urban<br />to make every citizen equipped himself with informed decisions<br />pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-77035500936219652222016-01-01T17:58:17.379+05:302016-01-01T17:58:17.379+05:307. What is meant by Digital Divide? Why is it nece...7. What is meant by Digital Divide? Why is it necessary to bridge this divide?<br />A. the digital divide is the gulf between those who have ready access to internet and computers to those who don't.pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-73510248447725801322016-01-01T17:49:35.836+05:302016-01-01T17:49:35.836+05:306. How many people in India/World have access to I...6. How many people in India/World have access to Internet? <br />A. around 40% of world's and 30% of indian population use internet as perINTERNET USAGE STATISTICS.<br />http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htmpashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-54180136854971937462016-01-01T17:37:23.381+05:302016-01-01T17:37:23.381+05:305. What is Internet? Who governs it?
A. it is the...5. What is Internet? Who governs it? <br />A. it is the network of networks that helps to transfer data from one device to another.<br /> nobody goeverns it . it is decentralised platform to all.pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-60940140499940396652016-01-01T16:11:08.360+05:302016-01-01T16:11:08.360+05:304. How is the common man going to be affected by F...4. How is the common man going to be affected by Free Basics Programme?<br />A. As of now everybody can get access to any content through any ISP. But if Free Basics Programme is enforced, some services that are provided by the ISP will be accessible at free of cost. If we want to acess to other services, we have to pay for the service. Moreover, the speed of the content will be regulated by the ISP which is against the concept of net neutrality. Hence it simply means that the consumer is forced to use services which are accessible at free of cost. This reduces the choices to the consumer. To enjoy all the choices available he has to pay the charges. pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-71698271255041710632016-01-01T16:00:55.587+05:302016-01-01T16:00:55.587+05:302. What is the rationale behind big Corporates lik...2. What is the rationale behind big Corporates like Facebook offering such a service?<br />A. big corporates like FB wants to increase their userbase. Hence with increase in the user base they will create the monopoly by not allowing others by nipping at the bud. pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-35190546529770440432016-01-01T15:54:21.701+05:302016-01-01T15:54:21.701+05:301. What is Free Basics Programme? What is its purp...1. What is Free Basics Programme? What is its purpose? Does it exist in any other part of the world?<br />A. Free Basics Programme is the new avatar of internet.org in which the Facebook and Reliance agreed to provide free data to the users who uses Reliance connection instead of any other servies like vodafone, hutch etc.<br />purpose: The purpose of Free Basics is to provide selective services at free of cost to the users.No, it doesnot exist in any part of the world. US, china, Brazil are maintaining net neutrality.pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320248412236208105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-86748702720426096982016-01-01T12:41:03.789+05:302016-01-01T12:41:03.789+05:302.) In the digital sphere, the "freemium"...2.) In the digital sphere, the "freemium" model (as seen in popular mobile games like Clash of Clans) is a widely adopted business model that makes use of zero-point pricing to tap into a much wider customer base than would otherwise be available. While Free Basics is not strictly speaking based on the "freemium" model, it is still relevant to look at the way in which Free Basics taps into as-yet uncharted market segments in the same way that "freemium" products do. <br /><br />Free Basics presents a "win-win" scenario both for Facebook and its customers. On the one hand, people who have otherwise not had access to internet services stand to gain in potentially transformative ways through free basic access--taking this further, when these people familiarise themselves with Free Basics, it may then incentivise them to make the choice to pay for conventional internet access. In much the same way that emergency call services are available to anyone with a mobile phone, Free Basics will allow anyone with the app access to basic internet services. <br /><br />Facebook on the other hand stands to benefit by potentially increasing the size of its customer base by a substantial amount. Facebook and Google represent a category of entities that make money through acquiring and processing information about people, and then targeting that information to others (e.g. targeted ad services). As such, people are Facebook's main revenue centre, and increasing the number of people using Facebook services not only directly increases revenue from conventional streams like advertising, but also allows for monetization strategies put in place in the future, to operate on a much larger scale. Junra (Arjun)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11433053842468858771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-39746771922524529842016-01-01T12:40:56.850+05:302016-01-01T12:40:56.850+05:302.) In the digital sphere, the "freemium"...2.) In the digital sphere, the "freemium" model (as seen in popular mobile games like Clash of Clans) is a widely adopted business model that makes use of zero-point pricing to tap into a much wider customer base than would otherwise be available. While Free Basics is not strictly speaking based on the "freemium" model, it is still relevant to look at the way in which Free Basics taps into as-yet uncharted market segments in the same way that "freemium" products do. <br /><br />Free Basics presents a "win-win" scenario both for Facebook and its customers. On the one hand, people who have otherwise not had access to internet services stand to gain in potentially transformative ways through free basic access--taking this further, when these people familiarise themselves with Free Basics, it may then incentivise them to make the choice to pay for conventional internet access. In much the same way that emergency call services are available to anyone with a mobile phone, Free Basics will allow anyone with the app access to basic internet services. <br /><br />Facebook on the other hand stands to benefit by potentially increasing the size of its customer base by a substantial amount. Facebook and Google represent a category of entities that make money through acquiring and processing information about people, and then targeting that information to others (e.g. targeted ad services). As such, people are Facebook's main revenue centre, and increasing the number of people using Facebook services not only directly increases revenue from conventional streams like advertising, but also allows for monetization strategies put in place in the future, to operate on a much larger scale. Junra (Arjun)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11433053842468858771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414102256417016270.post-23101059526313348472016-01-01T11:47:37.459+05:302016-01-01T11:47:37.459+05:30The Free Basics programme is a rebrand of Facebook...The Free Basics programme is a rebrand of Facebook's seminal internet.org initiative that aims to bring basic internet connectivity to the masses in countries like India with large potential markets, but relatively limited subscription bases as yet. <br /><br />The Free Basics programme offers free access to a bouquet of sites and web services, including medical and employment services. Free Basics operates in many countries, including the Philippines and African countries such as Tanzania. Junra (Arjun)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11433053842468858771noreply@blogger.com