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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>

In fact, according to Antonia Graham, head of [[Digicel]], the Free Basics provider in Panama, paying accounts that run out of data are automatically pushed to the Free Basics webpage. Likewise, an unnamed manager at the [[Korek]] telecommunications in Iraq reveals, "I would say that I have had no customers who are new to the internet who come in asking me about Free Basics... if you ask me, 'Is this program for people who don't have the internet?' my answer is no.”"<ref name="buzzfeed"></ref>

In fact, according to Antonia Graham, head of [[Digicel]], the Free Basics provider in Panama, paying accounts that run out of data are automatically pushed to the Free Basics webpage. Likewise, an unnamed manager at the [[Korek]] telecommunications in Iraq reveals, "I would say that I have had no customers who are new to the internet who come in asking me about Free Basics... if you ask me, 'Is this program for people who don't have the internet?' my answer is no.'"<ref name="buzzfeed"></ref>

===Case Study: India===

===Case Study: India===