But that&#x27;s not the fundamental principle they advocate for.<p>The letter mentions &quot;to discriminate both technically and financially against Internet companies and to impose new tolls on them.&quot;<p>No technical limitations are placed on internet companies with free basics, they just cost more to the consumer. And as the company isn&#x27;t charged more to be on free basics, there isn&#x27;t financial discrimination against the company.<p>Strictly speaking, that doesn&#x27;t prohibit zero rating.<p>I&#x27;d be more interested to see a response to the studies that Facebook quoted. Are they taken out of context? If not, they do seem to agree that free basics would help.