Facebook plans to extend Free Basics internet service to Americans – report

The tech company's program, which has been criticized for obstructing net neutrality, would allow third parties to provide scaled-down content and services

Facebook is planning to extend its controversial Free Basics service, which offers a free but limited internet access to people who don't have it, to the US.

The social networking company has been in talks with the White House and wireless carriers about introducing the program in a way that doesn't attract the criticism and regulatory scrutiny it has faced elsewhere, according to a report in the Washington Post.