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[ NNSquad ] Facebook announces *no data charges* mobile access thanks to "carrier deals"
Facebook announces *no data charges* mobile access thanks to "carrier deals"
http://bit.ly/gHNOH4 (Google Buzz)
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http://bit.ly/edH9yF (Facebook Blog)
"Thanks to the help of mobile operators we collaborated with, people
can access 0.facebook.com without any data charges. Using
0.facebook.com is completely free. People will only pay for data
charges when they view photos or when they leave 0.facebook.com to
browse other mobile sites. When they click to view a photo or browse
another mobile site a notification page will appear to confirm that
they will be charged if they want to leave 0.facebook.com"
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The implications of this range from fascinating to bizarre to
worrisome. In particular, I would *very* much like to know "what's in
it" for this long list of (currently non-U.S.) mobile carriers. Are
they playing along with Facebook out of the goodness of their hearts?
Unlikely. So if you want to access Facebook, that's free. But if you
want to access Google, you have to pay data charges. Hmm ...
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
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