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Trai Reportedly Asks RCom to Put Facebook's Free Basics on Hold

Trai Reportedly Asks RCom to Put Facebook's Free Basics on Hold 3k11s

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 23 December 2015 11:17 IST

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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has reportedly asked Reliance Communications (RCom) to put Facebook's Free Basics service on hold until it reaches a conclusion to its latest consultation paper on differential pricing. 6g1j6z

Free Basics, formerly Internet.org, which bundles a specific set of Internet services including Facebook for free, was made available nationwide on Reliance Communications launched in six states in February this year.

In a news report published by ET on Wednesday, a Trai source told the newspaper that Reliance Communications has sent a compliance report confirming it has stopped the service.

Gadgets 360 has written to Trai asking for a confirmation of the report, but we are yet to receive a response yet to receive a response confirming or denying the development.

"We are committed to Free Basics and to working with Reliance and the relevant authorities to help people in India get connected," a Facebook spokesperson wrote in response to a request for a comment.

Facebook had launched its Save Free Basics campaign last week, appealing to its s to send a message to the Trai in of Free Basics in India. Facebook has also been running SMS, newspaper, and billboard ads to drive for its Free Basics platform.

Trai floated a new consultation paper on differential pricing for zero-rated plans earlier this month. The last date for comments on the consultation paper is December 30 and for counter comments is January 7.

In its last update, Trai said it had received nearly Free Basics Service.

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