Aircel has partnered with Facebook India to offer free Facebook access to both old and new customers. This would let new Aircel customers enjoy free 50 MB per month data on Facebook for a period of 60 days without any extra packs. Existing customers would 50MB of free data for 30 days to access Facebook. Last year Airtel launched a similar offer for pre-paid customers and Idea Cellular offered Free Facebook Messenger access to their customers.
This offers Facebook experience in 9 different languages and includes Facebook App, Facebook Messenger and Mobile version. Aircel also offers special tariff packs for Facebook access starting at Rs. 14, so its costs as low as 50p/day. Aircel’s special Facebook packs include,
| MRP | FB Usage (2G/3G) | Validity |
| Rs. 14 | 100 MB | 28 days |
| Rs. 5 | 25 MB | 5 days |
This offer is currently available in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra and would roll out in rest of the circles soon. Looks like this doesn’t require any activation.
Announcing the launch of the service, Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer, Aircel, said,
Aircel has positioned itself well as a data leader by constantly innovating products and services aimed at redefining user experience, especially the youth. Over 75 million people access Facebook through their mobile phones in India and more than 60% of Aircel customers who have data enabled handsets consume internet on their phones.
Kevin D’souza, Head of Growth and Mobile Partnerships, Facebook India, said,
India is truly a Mobile first country where millions of people are discovering the internet by connecting with people on Facebook through their mobile phones. ‘Facebook for All’ by Aircel is a great initiative that will make the Internet affordable and we are excited to partner in connecting the world on Facebook.