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Facebook has announced the Internet.org Platform which allows any company, mobile operator, or developer to join the initiative and bring free basic internet services to the people.

For the unacquainted, Facebook’s Internet.org is a partnership between governments, mobile operators, and companies that aim to provide users with free access to basic internet services and websites. In the Philippines, it launched in March 2015 in partnership with Smart. However, not all websites can be accessed through Internet.org and that is because not all websites are very simple and data efficient enough to be offered for free by mobile operators.

Facebook wants to change that by introducing the Internet.org Platform, an open program where any mobile operator, company, or developer can join and create services that integrate with Internet.org. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg also added that no company pays to be included in Internet.org and that no operator is paid to offer these services. For the user, this means that more websites can be accessed through Internet.org in the near future.

“This will give people even more choice, and more free services while still creating a sustainable economic model to connect every single person in the world.” Zuckerberg said.

Mobile operators, companies, and developers who want to join Internet.org just need to follow the initiative’s guidelines. Anyone who meets the guidelines will be able to participate.

source: Facebook

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In an effort to bring internet access to more people around the world, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg launched a global initiative called Internet.org some two years ago and partnered with the who’s who of the tech industry to achieve that goal. Today that initiative officially launched in the Philippines in partnership with Smart Communication, Talk ‘N Text and Sun Cellular.

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There are two ways Smart, Sun Cellular and TNT subscribers can browse the web without paying for data or using up their data allocation. Users can go directly to Internet.org’s website and browse through the current selection of websites and services under the initiative. Provided that the user will not directly access the third-party websites, browsing websites and using services under the Internet.org’s current roster will not incur data charges.

The other means is to download the Internet.org app and install it on the desired device. The websites and services found on the browser method is pretty much the same inside the app – the only difference is that users won’t have to go to internet.org’s site to access the free sites.

Here are the current list of services and websites that users can browse without incurring additional data charge:

In a recent tweet, Smart Communications stated that they’re planning to add more websites and services to the list in the future.

More information about Internet.org for Smart, Sun Cellular and Talk ‘N Text subscribers, as well as some of the frequently asked questions regarding this initiative can be found on this link.

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