Bharti Airtel Makes Facebook’s Mobile Site Free

Bharti Airtel today announced that it will offer the full mobile site of Facebook free of charge for 2-month period.

For the first time, Airtel customers who are Facebook users will be able to post status updates, comment and write on walls, message others, and also be able to view or upload photos  all without any data charges!

For existing mobile internet customers on Airtel, there is no need to do anything they can immediately start connecting with their friends by visiting the Facebook mobile site.

Airtel customers who are accessing the mobile internet for the first time need to simply SMS ‘FACEBOOK’ to 54321 to take advantage of this special offer. Free access to Facebook Mobile on Airtel is available for the entire months of July and August, 2010.

Facebook’s mobile site will be initially available in English and Hindi, with five other languages – Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam – soon to follow by July 15, 2010.

How to access Facebook on Airtel:
• SMS ‘FACEBOOK’ to 54321
• Feed your email address and password
• Connect and share with your friends on the move – with no data cost on m.facebook.com until August 31st, 2010