Tigo announced that it is teaming up with Facebook to provide millions of Tanzanians with affordable Internet and free access to some basic online services through the Internet.org app.
The Internet.org app will be available on October 29, and Tigo subscribers will have access to: AccuWeather; BabyCenter & MAMA;BBC News & BBC Swahili; BrighterMonday; The Citizen; Facebook; Facts for Life (a UNICEF
Product); Girl Effect; Messenger; Mwananchi;Mwanaspoti; OLX; Shule Direct; SuperSport;Tanzania Today and Wikipedia.
Commenting on the launch of the service today, David Zacharia, Tigo’s Head of Data and Devices said, “Through our partnership with Facebook we aim to increase digital inclusion by encouraging even more Tanzanians to go online.”
Tigo customers in Tanzania can access the internet.org app through the Google Play Store, on a mobile browser, via the Tigo portal, and through a bookmark on Opera Mini.
The service works onsmartphones and feature phones.
