With more than a billion Indians without Internet access, Silicon Valley tech companies are jumping at the chance to get them online — and connected to their services.
Over a month ago, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with all the leading players — Apple (AAPL, Tech30), Facebook (FB, Tech30), Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30), Tesla (TSLA),Cisco (CISC), Adobe (ADBE) and Qualcomm (QCOM, Tech30) — during his visit to America’s tech hub.
His vision to bring more Indians online is set to be become a reality, aided by the tech giants providing their resources and infrastructure
Details: http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/03/technology/digital-india-google-microsoft-facebook/