Facebook Express WiFi

Facebook's effort to connect everyone to the internet continues when it introduces Express WiFi in India. It's the company's new program which allows people with mobile devices to purchase data from local internet service providers (ISP). To make it work effectively, Facebook is providing the software needed to help local ISPs and entrepreneurs to sell and provide internet access via WiFi hotspots in rural areas. During the trial period in the country, about 125 WiFi hotspots have been tested and running. Express WiFi in India is another way for Facebook to offer internet service in the country. Previously, Facebook has introduced Free Basics, but it faced substantial regulatory roadblocks, making it eventually banned by India's Telecom Regulatory Authority in February. India banned Facebook's Free Basics program because it violated net neutrality. Free Basics provides access to only certain websites for free while leaving the rest available to paid subscribers.