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<font face="Verdana">Did this oped in The Hindu yesterday on the
what have been unintended good consequences of the aggressive Free
Basics campaign in India ...<br>
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"<a
href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/what-free-basics-did-not-intend-to-do/article8102897.ece#comments">What
Free Basics did not intend to do</a>"<br>
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As the main benefit, India 'may just' become the first country to
provide some kind of govt mandated free data allowance. Although
it is still only a serious option being considered.<br>
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see
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/pmo-wades-into-differential-pricing-debate/50585508">http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/pmo-wades-into-differential-pricing-debate/50585508</a><br>
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That would represent a big big shift in the policy thinking and
practice around the Internet. <br>
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Parminder </font>
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