MARK ZUKERBERG’S
TEAM LAUNCHED
FREE BASIC INTERNET SERVICES
They just launched Internet.org in India -- giving people in six
Indian states access to free basic internet services for health, education,
jobs and communication.
Over the last year they have
rolled out Internet.org free basic services to countries with
more than 150 million people total across Africa and Latin America. More than 6
million people are already connected to the internet who previously weren’t,
and we’ve started hearing incredible stories about how the internet is changing lives and communities.
But to continue connecting the
world, they have to connect India. More than a billion people in India don’t
have access to the internet. That means they can’t enjoy the same opportunities
many of us take for granted, and the entire world is robbed of their ideas and
creativity.
Today’s announcement is just
one step towards changing that. People on the Reliance network in the states of
Tamil Nadu, Mahararashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala and
Telangana
will now have free data access to more than three dozen services.
We still have a long way to go
to connect India. But I'm optimistic that by getting free basic services into
people's hands, more change can follow pretty rapidly.
The photo below is from his visit in October to Chandauli, a small rural village in northern India that recently got connected to the internet. Students at this computer center were learning to use the internet for the first time. People from across the surrounding area were visiting the center, and asking the kids to look up information for them. Knowledge and tools were starting to make life better for everyone.
They says that “One day, we
will connect everyone, and the power of the internet will serve every community
across India and the world”. That day is coming.
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