Assuming they are honest, I don&#x27;t get their argument. If most people are paying for the internet, they why do they need Free Basics in the first place? An internet connection costs a fraction of the hardware cost, or is embedded in the hardware subscription.<p>So you can either afford hardware and internet, or you can&#x27;t afford internet in which case you also can&#x27;t afford the hardware, so the free internet is useless.<p>Assuming their motives are truly altruistic, making internet free doesn&#x27;t make any sense!