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by kaycebasques 3106 days ago
Maybe we're looking at it too much from a "wealthy developed economy" perspective (I don't know where you're located so, that may not be the case, but it's probably a fair judgment for most HN readers). If this is an affordable way for governments to bring some Internet access to places that currently have none, then that's a big jump in the right direction.

Disclaimer: I work for Google but have no knowledge of this program. I'm reading about it for the first time just like you all.

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> If this is an affordable way for governments to bring some Internet access to places that currently have none,

But India is big on cellular. There's cell coverage almost everywhere, especially in states like Andhra Pradesh. You can get pretty decent speeds via 4G.

Fair point. I don't know much about India.