Does "Free Basics", "Free Net" supports the motive of "Independent Internet" ?

Pic of announcement made by Facebook to rename Internet.org to "Free Basics by Facebook"

In last couple of days a new theory evolved and that is "Free Basics". Free Basics formerly known as Internet.org till September by Facebook is a nice try to spread a business venture on something like charging tax for subsidies. A kind of Public Trust which is working to expand Internet but no one knows whether it is Non Profitable Trust or Profitable Trust if Profitable then who is owning it ? Free Basics looks very pure and a push to make sure everyone get online. But question arise why would any company will do so ? Whats the benefit of that company to provide a freespace which they owns and putting a constant effort on it to let that thing remains on air. Any online piece need 24x7 assistance, if you can't give then you need a venture for it and obviously it will cost you anyways. So who will bear a cost for Free Basics or Internet.org ? Either the Users or Associate Company, if users then fine okey as they can demand and ask for more since they're paying for a service if Companies then either they won't let others to live or will charge from a platform who doing business by the name of Company's Services.

Business is not a easy game one have to follow a chain or cycle for survival. A Company need a B Subscribers to provide C Company's Service for that A will pay to C and will charge from B. When it comes to 1 or 2 companies then both having lots to claim but when market share divides into many then 1 have to face challenges. Spending and Earning start bothering us and we believes to gain more rather then pay extra because thats why the 1 is in the battleground of the business. No one comes to do business just because they to have to, may be some do to face challenges, may be some do to earn profit by selling it to big fish. Whatever the moral of the particular company or its boss we should understand one thing that no one will ever launch a service without profit, either its a hidden profit or on record profit. They will workout on every aspect of earning hence it can't be consider is for manhood. If want service then we have to learns to pay as well.

"Free Basics" by name can be understandable about a service which either will be Free or provide Free Access in Basic Services. But question arises that how the Selected Services joining the Free Basic Network and what if others wants to join too ? As of now only RCOM providing "Free Basic" as a part of their services means to get Free Service one should become a subscriber of RCOM !! As of now in this vast internet world "Free Basics" providing a very small subset of 38 Websites and its Services. Some are News websites, Some are Entertainment and so on. It means to get a access of those rebel websites one have to pay then whats the ideology of "Free Basics" and "Internet for all" concept ? As I said few websites may be the part of freeware how they join the network and why others are not ? And also what if Competitors decides not to be a part of "Free Basics" ?

One concept coming from Telecos and that is to create their own platform. Airtel already formed "Airtel Zero" but soon be discontinued because in a public pressure, as a telecom provider they could block or throttle the speed of a certain service which may not wants to join the Teleco approved platform. By this purpose of Telecos and Internet Giants will be fulfilled what would the Subscriber will get ? The internet is so big like ocean that you can't restricts it but can be via Service Providers since its a new way to generate revenue. Voice and SMS subscriptions are come down drastically and out of fashion now after VoIP and other Messengers come to play. Just by subscribing Data Pack one can easily join the conversation in a convenience of each other. Telecos main hunt to restrict such services, unless like Middle East they don't want a ban but they want a separate pack for these to increase a number on their balance sheets. Just like Cable TV by which we can watch very specific channels by opting a desire Monthly Pack.

Ideology of Net Neutrality is very simple, treat all the sites and its traffic generation as equal and no to any monoplay in a internet world. Lets everyone get a equal chance to grow and compete in a open virtual space. Internet now become a growth of earning too as indirectly we're helping internet to expand but unfortunately the more broad we thinks its chances increases to become awful as well. Internet is such a wide range of platform that not only Social Networking but it covers Games, Online Streams like Movies, Music, E Papers, Study Materials etc. everything is available online, whatever you need whenever you need is totally free. Just click in or Tap, one small effort and you're in. There is a proverb "Share Knowledge Gain Knowledge" every participant of Internet World is gaining and sharing something here. Few are misusing it also but maximum crowd adopted it for Positive intent only.

Its totally upto our understanding and thinking to choose one path. Either we want Free piece of service or voice up for low cost internet. Remember Free means whatever service either Operators or Online Platform assigned for you works for free and we surely want creative platform first. TRAI as of now asked RCOM to turn off "Free Basics" service and seeking views from the public regarding Net Neutrality till 31st December. Users can send mail to advisorfea1@trai.gov.in and share your thoughts with TRAI regarding what you think about Free Services from a specific Internet Gaint or Telecos, you can use SaveTheInternet.in a online petition is pre ready made by couple of Tech Enthusiasts you can join it and send the pre written text to TRAI and to your Location's MP as well. Remember Internet can be saved by us only and we can't let any Org. or Govt. body to decide independence in a Internet.

[BLOG] Digital India in the cost of Net Neutrality ?

Digital India Flag

Digital India is a great concept and first step taken after Mr. Narendra Modi's visited on FB, Google Headquarters at Silicon Valley last month. Everyone changed their DP in Facebook to show their support and excitement of quite a innovative model of its own type, bringing Internet in every household is not only tough but also a rigorous job. Without Internet / Information Technology, Digital India concept is pond without water. People needs to have a basic communication platform so that they can learn and understand the future technology and a vision of tomorrow.

Today at this era still more then 40% to 50% people not having basic internet means they may use internet but not as daily basis. Smart phones in the Country deploying in a rapid pace even basic phones now having capability to open Google although how much time it will take no one knows but atleast option is there. Today we're having digital platform more then physicals. People start taking interest on E Books then actual books, good for nature also atleast 1 or 2 Tree will be save and papers can be utilized on some other important work. Overall we're getting great materials in digital platform more then we ever think about in physical platforms.

Digital Platforms having disadvantages and Advantages both, at 1 end we're getting dumb from real world but at other hand getting smarter on digital platforms who knows may be tomorrow our main earning source will be from internet only. It is always beneficial to follow up the path of new gen which would prepare us as Future ready, time won't stop for any one but we have to jump up with the time hence carries a advance knowledge make some sense. And this can't be possible without digital platforms many may still didn't accepted this concept to gain but they also knows the importance of it.

Digital Platform is a 1 stop place of sharing and gaining, very easily and snugly you founds the views and reviews from the sharer. Basically we're using the shared resources to gain and others are benefiting from it, this exchange of communication made the Digital World quite big and vast and to be honest Future is also depends on it. We can't imagine our tomorrow without it because we can resolve any problem of our life via Digital Media. You wants to study, wants to share, need Bride, Groom, need - rent room - house, bike etc.. anything and everything is possible because Digital World is a kind of World which is expanding and not synchronizing. 

But now Governing people who can't stop the growth but want controlling in this part of World. A gin of "Net Neutrality" came from nowhere, every enterprise who're selling Internet wants to earn with it because as per them their income goes down too. After launching OTT apps people stop calling, smsing, MMS is just now a history like Telegram as OTT is more advance then 5 to 10 second clip sender. Today Telecom companies eyes are to strike on main source of their earning and that is internet. After seeing the growth of sell in Internet packs and peoples increased demand to buy Smart Phones gave the opportunists some chance to become green. In recent past Telecom increased the prices of Internet by 100%.

Telecos creating their own packs and platforms so does Internet giants and partnering with them means we have to follows up the same platform they're offering. Internet is very vast and open source anyone who wants to follow the funda of given and take will go through its own and expand the Digital World he don't want a interference of Telecos and Govt. to put a walls on it. As I said Digital India is great concept and free internet will make sure a positive response. But only if the entire concept have positive instance rather then a hidden agenda from or for service provider and IT Giants.

According to the expert Limited and Free Internet is better then costly packs but why costly packs can't come down rather then giving it for free ? Why prices can't come down of Interent offerig rather then a hike ? Having a Data pack which can be used for everything is better then bundled free pack ? If someone is not interested with Facebook and if twitter is paid to his telecom or if someone who use twitter and don't have Facebook in that case he have to either change his/her service provider or let the Free Bundled pack dry without using it. Surely here competition will not be fair but comprise will be the only way to move. 

Every Operating System bundled up with certain Apps but that doesn't means that they will block the other developers, history witnessed that such interdiction caused the brand badly then any good. Competition arise in a fair place not in a Azoic spot. Here if Govt. came up with their own platform no matter its a scrimp one but atleast will be consider as fair rather then having platform of Million Dollar which took a signup of only paid space. As per me low cost internet is better option to go with then any freeware because of 1 limitation and that is participation of less peoples who're offering their separate small world in the universe of Digital.