> But she first needs to get a 'license' from facebook. How is this different from the iPhone and the closed app store? If people don't like closed app store e

> But she first needs to get a 'license' from facebook. How is this different from the iPhone and the closed app store? If people don't like closed app store eco-system of the iPhone, they buy Android. Similarly, if the poor don't like Free Basics, they will opt out of it for a competitor. Also, the licensing thing will be less of an issue, if Facebook commits to a transparent, fast, and preferably automated process of gaining their zero-rating.