Thursday, February 12, 2015

Facebook Brings Free Mobile Data Services to India's Reliance Subscribers

Facebook will make available free basic mobile data connectivity in India to mobile subscribers of Reliance Communications.

Reliance customers in six Indian states (Tamil Nadu, Mahararashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, and Telangana) will now have access to more than three dozen services ranging from news, maternal health, travel, local jobs, sports, communication, and local government information via the Internet.org Android app.

Some of the services include:

  • Aaj Tak: Read news in Hindi
  • AccuWeather: Get updated weather information
  • amarujala.com: Read news in Hindi
  • AP Speaks: Engage with local government
  • Babajob: Search for jobs
  • BabyCenter & MAMA: Learn about pregnancy and childcare
  • BBC News: Read news from around the world
  • Bing Search: Find information
  • Cleartrip: Check train and flight schedules & buy tickets
  • Facebook: Communicate with friends and family
  • Internet Basics: Learn about the basics of the Internet
  • Messenger: Send messages to friends and family
  • NDTV: Read news
  • TimesJobs: Search for jobs
  • Translator: Translate words and phrases
  • Wikipedia: Find information

http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2015/02/internet-org-app-now-available-in-india/