IIT, IISc faculty slam Facebook’s Free Basics

Listing three major flaws in the programme, the scientists urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to “thoroughly reject” Facebook’s “free basics” proposal. (Reuters photo) Academicians from India’s premier institutes IITs and IISc have slammed Facebook’s Free Basics initiative, terming it “flawed” and “misleading.”
In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, around 50 faculty members from IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Kharagpur, Madr