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Internet.org app launched in India, provides access to 38 sites for free

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Facebook and Reliance Communications have launched the Internet.org application in India. Through this app, Reliance users will be able to access 38 sites for free from their phones, i.e., without incurring data charges.

The list of sites includes Aaj Tak, AccuWeather, BBC News, Bing Search, Cleartrip, Daily Bhaskar, Dictionary.com, ESPN Cricinfo, Facebook,Hungama Music, IBNLive, India Today, Maharashtra Times, NDTV, OLX, Times of India, Wikipedia, wikiHow, and many more.

This initiative is to bring the internet to the masses, many of whom may already have a smartphone as they have started to become ubiquitous but don’t have internet connection on them.

Users will be able to access these sites through the Internet.org Android app, Opera Mini browser, or the UC Browser on Android. Most of the services will be available in English, as well as regional languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Gujarati, and Marathi.

You can see the complete list of sites and services available in the link below.

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