Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says FB will help PM Modi connect villages online

October 09, 2014 14:39

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is in India on a two-day visit. He will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow.

Addressing a meet, Zukerberg says PM Modi is conmitted to connecting villages online and he is excited to see how Facebook can help.

"Today more than 85% of the people live within the range of an existing network - for these people the problem of connectivity is economic. But the biggest set of barriers is social. Connectivity is a fundamental right," he says.

Zuckerbeg is in India to address the first Internet.org summit taking place on October 9-10 in New Delhi. The young billionaire is expected to meet members of other key ministries as well.

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