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Facebook's Free Basics programme hits snag
Indian regulators ban free mobile data programmes that favour some Internet services
Published Tue, Feb 9, 2016 · 09:50 PM
San Francisco
FOR years, Mark Zuckerberg has had a grander vision than just connecting the more than one billion people who already use Facebook: He wants to connect the entire world.
That effort hit a major roadblock on Monday, when Indian regulators banned free mobile data programmes that favour some Internet services over others.
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