- Mobile World Congress (MBC) , a trade fair of mobile giants was in Barcelona.
- MBC discussed various things concerning telecom majors across the globe including applications like WhatsApp and Line.
- They said these applications should be subject to regulations and rules as telecom companies are subject to rules and regulations across the globe.
- There was an air of dissent against WhatsApp and Line as they ate major chunk of customers of telecom majors which they used to get from SMS services.
- Telecom majors discussed “Internet Tax” where they suggested –customers using more data have to pay more and those using less have to pay less and this way telecos can generate revenue as WhatsApp has ate their profit.
Exams Perspective:
- Internet Tax
- Mobile World Congress(MBC)
- Social Media