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| Etisalat Group |
Nigeria’s most customer-friendly
telecommunications company, Etisalat, is treating its customers with
another innovative service to stay connected with their friends and
families on Facebook and access to other basic internet services at
absolutely no cost.
This new feature, Facebook Flex, provided by Etisalat in partnership with Facebook, allows subscribers on the Etisalat network to switch seamlessly between free and data modes thereby making it possible for them to chat, post, comment, like or share content for free with friends and families.
Commenting on the latest offering, Director, Digital Business, Etisalat Nigeria, Adia Sowho, said the introduction of the new service was borne out of the company’s firm commitment to continually develop innovative solutions that can improve the lives of Nigerians by leveraging the power of technology.
“We are happy to announce that we now offer our subscribers free
access to Facebook any time so they can stay in touch with their friends
and family members 24/7. The service is available through the Facebook
app or web browser and is flexible and user-friendly. The new feature,
Facebook Flex, gives real time access without having to pay data
charges”, she said.
She said further, “This partnership with Facebook will further help
to boost broadband utilisation in Nigeria by reducing affordability
barriers while at the same time increasing access of more Nigerians to
the Internet. This is a perfect fit for our vision at Etisalat to
continue to leverage innovation as a tool to improve the lives of
Nigerians and empower communities.”
Francisco Varela, Director of Mobile Partnerships and Alliances at
Facebook commented, “We are excited to partner with Etisalat to help
improve connectivity among different communities of people across
Nigeria by bringing access to Facebook and other basic internet
services, like news, education and health information to people free of
charge.”
There are more than 85 services included in Free Basics which
Etisalat subscribers can use for free. Entrepreneurs and app developers
in Nigeria can take advantage of this free access to the Internet to
create solutions to problems in their communities.
This new feature, Facebook Flex, provided by Etisalat in partnership with Facebook, allows subscribers on the Etisalat network to switch seamlessly between free and data modes thereby making it possible for them to chat, post, comment, like or share content for free with friends and families.
Commenting on the latest offering, Director, Digital Business, Etisalat Nigeria, Adia Sowho, said the introduction of the new service was borne out of the company’s firm commitment to continually develop innovative solutions that can improve the lives of Nigerians by leveraging the power of technology.
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