[kictanet] How Facebook Stumbled On Its Quest to Give Internet Away For Free

[Ali Hussein]

Indeed.

Thanks Nanjira for sharing. I'm keen to have a one on one with Facebook guys who are in town..:-)

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> On 26 Jan 2016, at 10:27 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Nanjira.
> 
> At least now we have a techsavy CS, probably we will see some positive
> change in this debate that has dragged for years in this list.
> 
> Regards
> 
> On 26/01/2016, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> For those still keen on this issue. Goes back to acquisitions of Snaptu and
>> Onavo. Very interesting.
>> 
>> Memorable quote:
>> 
>> ""You cannot present a marketing strategy as an important public policy in a
>> country. If it's going to be a market strategy, then do it as a market
>> strategy and we can deal with that. But when you mix it with the public
>> policies, it's a whole world that opens that is not good."
>> 
>> What shall it be, for Kenya? Btw, technology neutrality is listed as a
>> principle in the National Broadband Strategy...
>> 
>> http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/how-facebooks-plan-to-give-the-world-free-mobile-internet-we#.kcxE7w225
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Nanjira.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone.
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