Shares of Reliance Communications are trading higher by 2% to Rs 70 on the BSE after it joined hands with Facebook Inc to provide free access to 33 websites in order to garner a wider audience and customer base. The initiative aims to encourage more people to use the Internet.
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These websites will be across eight categories - social media, news, career, education and knowledge, sports, health and social welfare and search engine Bing. About 70 per cent of people in India don’t have access to Internet.
The free websites include Facebook, ecommerce portal OLX, Cleartrip, TimesJobs, Babajob and sports website ESPN Cricinfo. The service has been initially launched for Reliance customers in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
RCom Chief Executive Officer for consumer Business, Gurdeep Singh said that we are committed to launching it on pan-india level within 90 days. Further, Vice-President of Internet.org at Facebook Chris Daniels added that they are looking for more partners to join this initiative so that more people can be brought on Internet.
Reliance customers can access these websites with zero data charges at www.internet.org, or in the Internet.org Android app. Andhra Pradesh government has also incorporated its e-governance portal AP Speaks as part of this project to interact with people in the state and improve governance.
Most of the services will be available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Gujarati and Marathi, to begin with.
The stock opened at Rs 69 and touched a high of Rs 71 on the BSE.
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