Disappointed but will keep working to deliver free internet access : Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg expressed his disappointed on TRAI’s decision on net neutrality saying that he is resolved to continue attempting to breakdown network boundaries in India and around the globe.
“Today India’s telecom controller decided to limit programs that give free access to data. This limits one of Internet.org’s initiatives, Free Basics, and also programs by different associations that give free access to data.”
Disappointed but will keep working to deliver free internet access : Mark Zuckerberg
“Everyone in the world should have access to the internet. That’s why we launched Internet.org with so many different initiatives — including extending networks through solar-powered planes, satellites and lasers, providing free data access through Free Basics, reducing data use through apps, and empowering local entrepreneurs through Express Wi-Fi.
Today India’s telecom regulator decided to restrict programs that provide free access to data. This restricts one of Internet.org‘s initiatives, Free Basics, as well as programs by other organizations that provide free access to data.
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While we’re disappointed with today’s decision, I want to personally communicate that we are committed to keep working to break down barriers to connectivity in India and around the world. Internet.org has many initiatives, and we will keep working until everyone has access to the internet. Our work with Internet.org around the world has already improved many people’s lives. More than 19 million people in 38 countries have been connected through our different programs.
Connecting India is an important goal we won’t give up on, because more than a billion people in India don’t have access to the internet. We know that connecting them can help lift people out of poverty, create millions of jobs and spread education opportunities. We care about these people, and that’s why we’re so committed to connecting them.
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Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. That mission continues, and so does our commitment to India”, Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post.
While asserting that connecting India was critical, Zuckerberg said that, “We realize that interfacing them can lift people out of poverty, make a huge number of occupations and spread instruction opportunities. We think about these people, and that is the reason we’re so dedicated to associating them.”
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Backing net neutrality, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) banished telecom operator from charging differential rates based on content, delivering a hit to Facebook’s Free Basics and other such plans. More than 19 million people in 38 countries have been connected through Facebook’s different programmes.