Get FREE Facebook access on Mobile Phones in India & 45 countries

The good news for social networking fans - Facebook is going to offer absolutely FREE access on select Mobile Networks across India and 45 other countries. The news was confirmed recently, so the young and old, the social networking freaks can now rejoice. This will come in real handy for facebook fans as most of the young generation using Facebook belongs to Schools, Colleges and IT workers, where such social networking sites are usually blocked.

Access FACEBOOK on your mobile phone for FREE

Now with the free access to Facebook on Mobile Phones at Zero extra cost, this comes as a big benefit to such facebook fans.
How will this access to Facebook on mobile phones work?
Facebook has signed up with various mobile operators in 45 countries across the globe. In India, they have signed up with Reliance Communications and Videocon and the subscribers of these 2 networks will be able to access Facebook for No Charge on their mobile phones

Which mobile service providers in India will provide free access to Facebook?
It will be Reliance Communications and Videocon. Reliance is an old player known to provide freebies to its customers, and Videocon is a new entrant. So Videocon might be trying to exapnd its user base by tying up with Facebook.

Is there any dedicated URL or site address for accessing facebook for free on mobile phobes?
Yes - Mobile user who wish to get free access to their facebook account should go to "o.facebook.com" or 0.facebook.com from their mobile phone browsers. This is a new site launched recently and is dedicated to the free access of facebook on mobile phone.

Please note that access ONLY to o.facebook.com is free, People will have to pay for data charges when they view photos or when they leave 0.facebook.com to browse other mobile site
At the same time, this move by FaceBook by tying up with mobile service providers in 45 different countries indicate that Facebook is going to take an aggressive stand on market penetration and getting more user base.

For the mobile companies also, it will turn out to be a big bonanza. Most of the times, people share information on social networking sites like Facebook. This info also includes hyperlinks. Now imagine if I get a message from my friend on Facebook to check a particular website. Unfortunately, only Facebook access is free, access to other such sites will not be allowed for free. So I will begin with the free Facebook access and then one day gradually sign up for internet based services of the mobile service provider.