#FreeFacebook Launched

At a fun filled event held at the forecourt of Accra Mall, Airtel Ghana launched its new product, #FreeFacebook on Airtel. The new product allows Airtel users free access to Facebook and some web pages. The well-attended event witnessed a couple of performances and the audience receiving a lot of giveaways.  

In a televised message, Madam Lucy Quist, the MD of Airtel Ghana, exhibited a lot excitement at the launch of the new product. She said that Facebook is the most visited site in Ghana and number one place for business people thus, the reason for the company being proud to offer Facebook at no fee to its customers. She also informed the public that aside free Facebook, Airtel was also offering other web pages that hold a lot of information to the public for free.

Madam Quist encouraged the public to grab Airtel sim cards so as to enjoy the experience the company was offering.

In a post on his page, Mark Zuckerberg, inventor of Facebook posted, “Today we're launching Internet.org in Ghana, giving people on the Airtel network access to free basic internet services for education, health, jobs and communication.

Right now only about 12% of people in Ghana are connected to the internet, but connectivity is already improving people's lives and communities.

By connecting everyone, we hope to unlock even more opportunities for Ghana.”

Expressing excitement for the feat achieved, Mark Zuckerberg added, “Ghana is the fifth country we’ve connected through Internet.org after Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya and Colombia.

Thank you to our community for your support and for pushing to bring Internet.org to more countries as we continue on our path to connect the whole world.”

Aside being the Ghanaian company with the largest following on Facebook and the first to offer free Facebook, Airtel also becomes the first network to offer pages such as Jobberman, Tonaton Wikipedia, Accu Weather and GhanaWeb for free on internet.org.