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Line 9: + + + + + + − − ==Background== − Free Basics marked its one-year anniversary in Zambia, where it first began working with the telecommunications company [[Airtel]]. Zuckerberg says this partnership allowed got "hundreds of thousands of people access to some basic services for health, education, jobs, communication".<ref name="youtube"></ref> − − At the time, more than half ofF are paying for data and accessing the Internet within 30 days. Another cited positive angle of the organization's service includes data surrounded healthcare access--more than a million users accessed such information over the course of a month. <ref>[http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2015/07/one-year-in-internet-org-free-basic-services/ One Year In. Retrieved 13 Nov 2015.]</ref>
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* '''Efficiency''': Supporters will build and strengthen the infrastructure needed to keep the Internet stable.
* '''Efficiency''': Supporters will build and strengthen the infrastructure needed to keep the Internet stable.
* '''Business Models''': Developers, mobile operators and device manufacturers will work together to introduce business models that give people more ways to go online."
* '''Business Models''': Developers, mobile operators and device manufacturers will work together to introduce business models that give people more ways to go online."
==Background==
===First Year of Operation===
Free Basics marked its one-year anniversary in Zambia, where it first began working with the telecommunications company [[Airtel]]. Zuckerberg says this partnership allowed got "hundreds of thousands of people access to some basic services for health, education, jobs, communication".<ref name="youtube"></ref><ref>[http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2015/07/one-year-in-internet-org-free-basic-services/ One Year In], FB.com. Published 2015 July 26. Retrieved 2015 November 13. Updated 2016 April 23.</ref>
At the time, Facebook was working with amore than a dozen mobile operators across 17 countries to give more than a billion people "access to relevant basic internet services without data charges".<ref name="fb"></ref>
==Rebranding from Internet.org to Free Basics==
==Rebranding from Internet.org to Free Basics==
In 2015 September, Internet.org was renamed "Free Basics by Facebook", to highlight the significance of its overhauls. With the renaming came a revamped website, moved from Internet.org to FreeBasics.com, and featuring options for location targeting. This allowed users in Asia, Africa, and Latin America could choose the serves they wishes to activate and access in their region.<ref name="sigh">[http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/24/free-basics-by-facebook/ http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/24/free-basics-by-facebook/ 'Free Basics by Facebook' replaces Internet.org website and app], Engadget.com. Published 2015 September 24. Retrieved 2016 April 23.</ref> The rebrand also came with a new mobile website that supported HTTPS, like the Android app.<ref name="sigh"></ref>
In 2015 September, Internet.org was renamed "Free Basics by Facebook", to highlight the significance of its overhauls. With the renaming came a revamped website, moved from Internet.org to FreeBasics.com, and featuring options for location targeting. This allowed users in Asia, Africa, and Latin America could choose the serves they wishes to activate and access in their region.<ref name="sigh">[http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/24/free-basics-by-facebook/ http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/24/free-basics-by-facebook/ 'Free Basics by Facebook' replaces Internet.org website and app], Engadget.com. Published 2015 September 24. Retrieved 2016 April 23.</ref> The rebrand also came with a new mobile website that supported HTTPS, like the Android app.<ref name="sigh"></ref>
==Criticisms & Controversies==
==Criticisms & Controversies==