Viva launches Facebook's Internet.org platform in Bolivia

News Broadband Bolivia 22 JUN 2015
Viva launches Facebook's Internet.org platform in Bolivia

Bolivian state-run telecoms operator Viva has reached an agreement with Facebook to launch the Internet.org platform in the South American country, reports local daily Los Tiempos. The partners said the platform, which allows free internet browsing over mobile devices in regions with low internet access rates, will give Bolivian users access to websites such as Facebook, Messenger, Bing, Wikipedia, Wikihow, Accuweather, Goal.com, 24Symbols, UN Women, Agencia de Noticias Fides (ANF) and vivirENbolivia.net, among others.

The service has already been launched in Latin American countries such as Colombia, Paraguay, Guatemala and Panama, with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg also hoping to bring Internet.org to the 60 million Mexicans that remain offline.

Categories:

Internet

Companies:

Facebook,  Viva

Countries:

Bolivia,  Mexico

Tags:

Launch, Cooperations & alliances, Portals / social media, Wireless, Internet Access, Consumer

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