Internet.org is a partnership between social networking service company Facebook and 7 mobile phone companies -
Samsung
Ericsson
Media Tek
Microsoft
Opera Software
Reliance and
Qualcomm
that plans to bring affordable access to selected Internet services to less developed countries by increasing affordability, increasing efficiency, and facilitating the development of new business models around the provision of Internet access
Internet.org was launched on August 20, 2013
Below is a selective history of launch dates and participating mobile networks:
- July 2014: Zambia
- October 2014: Tanzania
- November 2014: Kenya
- January 2015: Colombia
- January 2015: Ghana with Airtel
- 10 February 2015:India with Reliance Communications
- 18 March 2015: Philippines with Smart Communications
- 31 March 2015:Guatemala with Tigo
- 21 April 2015 :Indonesia
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