Facebook's Free Basics in the U.S.: The good, the bad and the controversial

Facebook wants to connect the world, but it has been neglecting one very underserved country -- the U.S.

Ok, the U.S. isn't exactly underserved, but parts of it are less connected than others. And to those parts, Facebook wants to bring its Free Basics service. Though the service sounds great on the outside, there are some definite concerns about it. 

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So what exactly is going on? Steven Musil has the background:

Facebook may have a new country in its sights for its controversial free-internet plan...The social media giant is in talks with U.S. government officials and wireless carriers about bringing its Free Basics service to millions of people in the U.S....The company is reportedly moving cautiously on the initiative to avoid the regulatory scrutiny that derailed the project in India earlier this year.

OK, great. And what precisely is Free Basics? And what happened in India? Jon Brodkin has some more details:

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