Net neutrality: Facebook, Airtel defend ‘free’ platforms

NEW DELHI: Facebook and Airtel today said their free internet platforms are open for all service providers and do not discriminate among users even as more ecommerce majors including Amazon

Updated At : 06:19 AM Apr 18, 2015 IST

New Delhi, April 17

Facebook and Airtel today said their 'free internet' platforms are open for all service providers and do not discriminate among users, even as more e-commerce majors including Amazon.in and MakeMyTrip committed themselves to the cause of 'open internet'.

MakeMyTrip committed itself away from any such platforms, Amazon's Indian arm Amazon.in said it fully supports an "Open Internet for innovation to flourish and to promote the vision of digital India".

Facebook's chief Mark Zuckerberg said today that Internet.org has benefitted "millions" of people on RCOM network in India and it is open for all mobile operators.

Asserting that universal connectivity and net neutrality "can and must" co-exist, Zuckerberg also said that he strongly disarees with the criticism that Internet.org offering some services for free goes against the spirit of net neutrality.

Bharti Airtel on its part said it will always provide same treatment to every website and application irrespective of whether they are on its 'toll free' platform or not. — PTI

Net neutrality: Facebook, Airtel defend ‘free’ platforms

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