Facebook rechristened its free internet
platform internet.org, which it developed in conjunction with Reliance
Communications Network as Free Basics in September. Facebook CEO Mark
Zuckerberg while speaking to a leading English daily said, "Free basics
should stay to achieve digital equality for India.
In
my opinion, it is a bridge between the full Internet and digital
equality.. People are not going to deny free basics and that is what
thousands of people across India have chosen to tell the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) over the last few weeks.
We
Facebook chose a basic current model which gives users a selection of
particular amount of sites, This also includes a personal blog and a
real estate company homepage. This option may give free access to the
open, plural and diverse web."
Right now
users who log on to Facebook are welcomed with a message which reads
as, "Act Now to Save Free Basics in India. Send a message to the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and tell them you support Free
Basics in India."