"India's population is about 1.3 billion people, but only 390 million are connected to the Internet. "The market still remains under-penetrated and all these efforts (by others) will help expand it further," Seth said.Asked about the role Facebook will play in the programme, he said the company will just provide the platform and solutions. "We will not charge the ISP/telecom operator or the entrepreneur. The operator decides on the pricing and will handle the data as the Internet traffic flows through their system. We are just providing the solutions," he added.Facebook's Express Wi-Fi service is available through nearly 700 hotspots across the four Indian states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.

Source: Economic Times May 04, 2017 10:41 UTC