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Facebook Wants To Offer 'Free Basics' Web Access In U.S.
- Washington Post, Friday, October 7, 2016 3:49 PM
Facebook wants to roll out the "Free Basics" app in the U.S., in hopes of enabling low-income and rural Americans free Web access to some sites. "Free Basics" zero-rates material from a select group of sites, which lets people access those sites without having the data count against their wireless caps. Regulators in India recently banned "Free Basics" on the grounds that it violated that country's net neutrality principles.
