[kictanet] Introducing Facebook Africa Public Policy Team to KICTANet

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

We are having the most vibrant debate on Net Neutrality on the list in a
long while. Thanks for all contributors, and GG for initiating this timely
discussion. It's exciting to see many people interested with the zero
rating debate. I'm sure Ebele and Akua from Facebook are fascinated by the
dynamism of this group. Thank you Ebele and Akua for graciously joining
this debate.

I'll keep my opinions to myself and only ask questions.


1. Does Facebook support Net Neutrality?

2. Does Facebook's zero rating contravene net neutrality principle?

3. Will Facebook take "zero rated services" to areas without any
connectivity infrastructure?

4. Will Facebook zero rated services reach all the people, even those with
feature phones? Does fb have non app based Free basics?. What percentage of
your target market has access to smart phones?

5. Which network operators does Facebook work with? Are all ISPs welcomed
to the party?

6. Will free basics help reduce the cost of internet access?

7. Does Facebook pay ISPs to offer the "walled garden" to end users?

8. Why is Facebook running campaigns for "free basics" in a way to suggest
that it is  giving free access to the internet? Is FB and a few vanilla
websites the Internet?

9. Facebook is considered affluent. Would it consider providing free
internet to everyone?

10. Is free basics bridging the digital divide or creating confusion of
those who cannot differentiate between Facebook and the Internet? Is
Facebook keen that users from the developing world have access to the whole
wealth of knowledge and information that the Internet provides?


Sincerely,

Mwendwa Kivuva
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