Zuckerberg seeks peace with telcos in 'Web for all' efforts

Barcelona

FACEBOOK Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg was on hostile turf as he spoke to executives at the world's biggest annual gathering of the mobile industry, renewing attempts to win their backing to help reach billions of users with no Internet access.

Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday, Mr Zuckerberg sought to make peace with the telecoms industry, often some of his company's biggest critics, calling them "the folks who are here leading the charge to bring the Internet to the world".