Why the assumption that Facebook has good intentions? This is a predatorial move to lock customers into Facebook's ecosystem. And FB is not promising 'universal' Internet access.
A far more appropriate name would have been AOL.org. But that wouldn't have been as good PR and the NYTimss would not be writing about their good intentions if the name of the service was more descriptive of what it actually did.
"'Free Basics by Facebook' replaces Internet.org website and app"
Those who buy into this as opposed to building their own mesh network are "locked in" to the Apple ecosystem.
> Those who buy into this as opposed to building their own mesh network are "locked in" to the Apple ecosystem
...or they just buy another phone from another vendor. No mesh network involved.