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Re:Mark Zuckerberg's Free Basics argument doesn't address co... by wildmusings on Thursday December 31, 2015 @02:35AM (#10816684)
According to this http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/28/15-of-americ... , only 19% of those without internet (2.8% of the total population) cited cost as a factor. EDIT: I looked further into those numbers (http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/09/25/whos-not-online-and-wh...) and only 6% (not even 1% of the US population) said "too expensive" when asked why they didn't have internet. The other 13% is from those who answered "don't have a computer". So in short, this isn't a problem in the US.
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Re:Mark Zuckerberg's Free Basics argument doesn't address co... by himprak on Thursday December 31, 2015 @03:02AM (#10816755)
It's not a problem in US doesn't mean the initiative will not be welcomed there. Toll free phone numbers exist and are used extensively in the US, Free Basics can work on similar lines. Obviously, introducing the initiative will raise questions on violation of net neutrality.
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