&gt;can not already joining it in hordes.<p>Sorry, I can&#x27;t figure out what you meant here.<p>&gt;you seriously believe the motives of Facebook and Telecom companies that have clear business interest<p>I&#x27;m absolutely 100% convinced FB is doing this to be in on the ground floor of the explosion of internet access in India. And I don&#x27;t see that as a bad thing. AOL happened, and it helped get a lot of people online earlier than they would have otherwise (AOL was my first foray online). The free and open internet will survive. But getting poor people online ASAP is the far more important concern <i>for them</i> than ensuring that their access is completely open when they do.<p>Furthermore, I&#x27;m not questioning the motives of those that are loudly against this. Their motives are crystal clear. It&#x27;s those very motives that are misplaced. The values of the privileged are entirely different from the unprivileged. The problem is that the privileged tend to have a tragically narrow perspective and assume that their values are universally correct.<p>I mean, how easy is it to say &quot;free and open access or nothing (for them)!&quot; when you&#x27;re not personally giving up anything? It&#x27;s absurd on its face.