Social media giant Facebook has partnered with country's largest telecom player Airtel to deploy 20,000 internet hotspots through Facebook's Express Wi-Fi service in India. He further added, "Our Express Wi-Fi partnerships empower local Indian entrepreneurs to start businesses to offer internet access to their town or region. Our goal is to grow the number of Express Wi-Fi hotspots in India rapidly. Express Wi-Fi is part of Facebook's global initiative to spread internet connectivity. To access Express Wi-Fi network, user needs to first sign up with an Express Wi-Fi retailer and then purchase a daily, weekly or monthly data pack.

Source: India Today May 04, 2017 10:52 UTC