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When I saw this article, I was angered by it for a number of reasons. Mainly, it struck me as another mega company looking to make money by selling rationed or premium Internet services.
A multi-billion dollar corporation such as Facebook should be looking at ways to deliver more and better content globally in order to decrease the "Digital Divide". Many other huge corporations including telcos and ISPs, can easily contribute significantly to bringing new or improved services throughout the world.
As netizens, all of us who enjoy the benefits of a free and open Internet to contribute all we can to grow this service for all of our planet. It will be the 99% who will enjoy the benefits!
Good Netiquette to all!
When I saw this article, I was angered by it for a number of reasons. Mainly, it struck me as another mega company looking to make money by selling rationed or premium Internet services.
A multi-billion dollar corporation such as Facebook should be looking at ways to deliver more and better content globally in order to decrease the "Digital Divide". Many other huge corporations including telcos and ISPs, can easily contribute significantly to bringing new or improved services throughout the world.
As netizens, all of us who enjoy the benefits of a free and open Internet to contribute all we can to grow this service for all of our planet. It will be the 99% who will enjoy the benefits!
Good Netiquette to all!
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Unsustainable to offer whole Internet for free:
Zuckerberg
Ettelecom.com 04 May 2015, 10:05 PM
IST
New York: As the net neutrality
debate rages on, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today said "it is not
sustainable to offer the whole Internet for free" but is possible for
internet.org platform to give basic services without any cost.
Facebook also said that internet.org
is open to all content and application developers who meet "certain
guidelines". This follows criticism from free internet advocates that the
social networking site was "hand-picking services" violating principles
of net neutrality.
Zuckerberg, who in the past had
defended internet.org, said in his video blog posted today, that the programme
supports itself.
"When people use free basic
services, more of them then decide to pay to access the broader Internet and this
enables operators to keep offering these basic services for free. It is not
sustainable to offer the whole Internet for free," he said.
But, it is sustainable to offer free
basic services that are simpler, use less data and work on all low-end phones,
he added.
The net neutrality debate in India
was triggered after Airtel introduced an open marketing platform 'Airtel Zero'
where the data charges were being borne by application developers. Facebook,
which has tied up with Reliance Communications for internet.org initiative in
India, too offer access 33 websites for free.
Free Internet advocates had raised
objections to these platforms, saying there were in violation of net
neutrality, which stands for equal treatment for all Internet traffic and any
priority based on payment to service providers like telecom companies is seen
as discriminatory.
Zuckerberg had earlier said
principles of neutrality must co-exist with programmes like Internet.org that
encouraged bringing people online.
Internet.org
aims to bring 5 billion people online and has partnered mobile operators, local
entrepreneurs and companies for launching the initiative across various
countries, including India.
"A reasonable
definition of net neutrality is more inclusive. Access equals opportunity. Net
neutrality shouldn't prevent access. We need both. It's not an equal Internet
if a majority of people can't participate," he said.
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