Comment by sugarkjube
10 hours ago
> But given how essential the internet is to everything we do on a daily basis, that makes a lot of sense.
Well, water is certainly more essential, yet it isn't free.
Food isn't free. Shelter isn't free.
Besides, the services you'd use over this free connection aren't (necessarily) free.
Its not unreasonable to suspect some other agenda, like easier propaganda, subsidising of social media, ...
Actually food water and shelter are free to those who can't afford it in many developed countries.
Maybe the reduction in gov paper forms printing and processing, offset the mobile costs.
I often hear the argument of savings in printing and postage.
Having seen all the over budget, years delayed or completely failed IT projects in the public sector, I wonder whether there are any savings at all in the end.
(Perspective from a couple of EU countries at different degrees of digitalization)