Months after it received flak for allegedly violating net neutrality with Free Basics, social networking giant Facebook is now testing a new model for public Wi-Fi deployments for offering quality internet access in rural parts of the country.
According to Facebook's Internet.org page, the company's Express Wifi is live in India and it is "working with carriers, internet service providers and local entrepreneurs to help expand connectivity to underserved locations around the world". It is expanding to other regions soon.
However, Facebook did not indicate if the Wi-Fi would provide limited access to a few websites, like its Free Basics, or full access.
Express Wifi would empower local entrepreneurs to help provide quality internet access to their neighbours and make a steady income, it said. "Working with local internet service providers or mobile operators, they are able to use software provided by Facebook to connect their communities."
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