Rumors of a potential partnership between Facebook and Etisalat today became public with the official launch of Free Basics on the Etisalat network.
Introduced by Facebook. Free Basics allows users to visit certain websites for free. Already live in several countries, the service was first rolled out in Nigeria on the Airtel network.
Users of the app and web can use Free Basics to chat on messenger for free, visit some popular website for free in Nigeria. However, there are restrictions to what could be done via Free Basics one of which is inability to stream videos and limited access to videos.
