MUMBAI:Stressing on the importance of enhancing internet
connectivity in India,Facebook
founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
today said,"Connectivity can't be
restricted to just the rich and
powerful.
Cost of internet access has to be made affordable."
The Facebook CEO is in India on a two-day visit and was speaking at the first summit for Internet.org, an organisation led by Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg has said that he would meet PM Narendra Modi on 10 October to discuss connecting Indian villages to the internet, and
Facebook's role in doing so.
Pitching for free 'basic net access', Zuckerberg reckoned that it should be like dialing 911 in the US or 100 here in India. “There needs to
be a 911 for the internet.
We've been working with operators to offer free basic Internet for everyone, to break down the social barriers.
With this model, we've already helped people connect 3 million people."
http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/social-media/facebook-is-working-extensively-in-rural-india-to-enhance-connectivity-says-mark-zuckerberg-141009
connectivity in India,Facebook
founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
today said,"Connectivity can't be
restricted to just the rich and
powerful.
Cost of internet access has to be made affordable."
The Facebook CEO is in India on a two-day visit and was speaking at the first summit for Internet.org, an organisation led by Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg has said that he would meet PM Narendra Modi on 10 October to discuss connecting Indian villages to the internet, and
Facebook's role in doing so.
Pitching for free 'basic net access', Zuckerberg reckoned that it should be like dialing 911 in the US or 100 here in India. “There needs to
be a 911 for the internet.
We've been working with operators to offer free basic Internet for everyone, to break down the social barriers.
With this model, we've already helped people connect 3 million people."
http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/social-media/facebook-is-working-extensively-in-rural-india-to-enhance-connectivity-says-mark-zuckerberg-141009
