Yet a BuzzFeed News survey of the mobile operators that implement Free Basics around the world found that, in multiple markets, Free Basics could be used by local telecoms "as a way to give themselves an edge over competitors... these telecoms view and market Free Basics as an alluring offering for digitally savvy but cash-strapped consumers."<ref name="buzzfeed">[http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/heres-how-free-basics-is-actually-being-sold-around-the-worl#.pejOJbqBQ Here's How Free Basics Is Actually Being Sold Around The World], Buzzfeed.com. Published 2016 January 27. Retrieved 2016 April 23.</ref> The companies surveyed were not willing to give exact connectivity numbers, but interviews with employees suggested that most subscribers used Free Basics to access Facebook for free or when they ran out of data credits.<ref name="buzzfeed"></ref> | Yet a BuzzFeed News survey of the mobile operators that implement Free Basics around the world found that, in multiple markets, Free Basics could be used by local telecoms "as a way to give themselves an edge over competitors... these telecoms view and market Free Basics as an alluring offering for digitally savvy but cash-strapped consumers."<ref name="buzzfeed">[http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/heres-how-free-basics-is-actually-being-sold-around-the-worl#.pejOJbqBQ Here's How Free Basics Is Actually Being Sold Around The World], Buzzfeed.com. Published 2016 January 27. Retrieved 2016 April 23.</ref> The companies surveyed were not willing to give exact connectivity numbers, but interviews with employees suggested that most subscribers used Free Basics to access Facebook for free or when they ran out of data credits.<ref name="buzzfeed"></ref> |