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  Facebook's Zuckerberg at Crossroads in Connecting the Globe

  Though he has vowed not to give up, Zuckerberg hasn't said whether he'll alter his approach.

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  After Major Setback, What's Next For Facebook In India

  India's telecom regulator dealt the first major blow to the social media giant's effort to provide low-cost Internet to the poor last Monday - effectively banning its Free Basics application and others like it after months of controversy.

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  Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Official's Comments On India 'Deeply Upsetting'

  After Facebook board member Marc Andreessen's tweet on colonialism in India, Mark Zuckerberg issued a statement distancing himself and Facebook from Andreessen's comments.

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  Facebook Official Marc Andreessen Deletes Tweet Offensive To India

  Facebook board member Marc Andreessen has been pummeled for a tweet that appears to say that Indians should accept colonialism. He has deleted the tweet.

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  Mark Zuckerberg on Trai Verdict: 'Disappointed' but Will 'Keep Working'

  Mark Zuckerberg has said he is committed to keep working to break down connectivity barriers in India and around the world.

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  Trai vs. Facebook's Free Basics: 7 Things You Need to Know

  Trai has come down hard against Facebook, effectively banning the social network from offering a controversial service known as Free Basics.

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  Mark Zuckerberg Thinks Facebook Will Have 5 Billion Users by 2030

  Zuckerberg hopes that different organisations and governments will help Facebook connect more people to the Internet.

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  'I Support Free Basics' Messages Irrelevant to Net Neutrality Debate: Trai

  "So we wrote back asking them to answer our four questions but we still haven't got those," Agneshwar Sen, advisor for Trai, told media in Kolkata.

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  Facebook Spent Rs. 300 Crores on Free Basics Ads in India: Report

  According to a report, Facebook has spent most on print media, an amount claimed to be in the range of Rs. 180-200 crores.

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  Trai Gets 24 Lakh Comments on Differential Data Pricing Paper

  Around 18 lakh comments relate to Facebook's Free Basics.

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  Now, Facebook Launches Email Campaign to Save Free Basics

  Facebook's campaign says net neutrality rules should not "end up depriving people of the opportunity to come online".

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  Opinion: India Deserves Better Than Zuckerberg's Watered-Down Internet

  Mark Zuckerberg is taking intense fire in India over an initiative that his organization Internet.org launched, to provide limited Internet access to the masses.

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  Nasscom Says Airtel Zero, Facebook Free Basics Violate Net Neutrality

  "Differential pricing should not become a tool that facilitates market dominance or enables anti-competitive behaviour by either TSP or platform provider."

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  Trai to Seek Specific Replies From Facebook Free Basic Supporters

  Trai Chairman R S Sharma said that the authority got about 8.9 lakh responses through phone and 5.44 lakh through Facebook mail supporting Free Basics but the comments did not answer the questions asked by the regulator.

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  Trai Receives 'Record Submissions' for Latest Net Neutrality Paper

  Trai said it will finalise the new rules by end of January after a hearing process with stakeholders that will extend through the month.