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04/29/2024 10:26:48 am

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Mark Zuckerberg Fights Back Against Anti-Net Neutrality Claims from Indian Companies

Facebook is coming to terms with the idea not everyone believes in a vision, with multiple Indian internet services backing out from a deal with Facebook's Internet.org free internet access service for poor and disadvantaged people in remote countries.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has declared it's possible to offer internet access and still stick to the laws of net neutrality. In a new statement, the Facebook boss claims "it is always better to have some access than none at all."

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The major claim against Internet.org -- which supplies free internet access through wireless carriers -- is that is prioritizes free internet for a few key services like Facebook, Google Search, Wikipedia and several local internet services for customers.

The goal is to bring online the next two billion people in remote areas of the world like Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and South America. Currently, Internet.org is active in a few countries, including its most recent move to India.

India's internet access is quite high due to investments in cheap mobile devices, but wireless internet prices are still expensive for some families. Facebook offering this bundle of free internet services may be the only way to bring millions online.

That hasn't stopped a dozen Indian services including Cleartrip.com from moving away from Facebook's free internet service, claiming it stacks the odds and gains in a few hands and forces customers to pay for those that are not on this plan.

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