Facebook is testing broadband Wi - Fi in India as it seeks to provide cheap , reliable , internet access to India 's rural consumers . The move comes several months after the Indian regulator rejected Facebook ’s Free Basics initiative , which drew a million complaints about it giving prominence to certain websites and internet sources . Express Wi - Fi , however , has been criticized , even by those who opposed Free broadband . Internet use in India is set to double to 730 million users by 2020 , but a weak infrastructure has given companies like Facebook the ideal disruption opportunity .
Facebook is testing Express Wi-Fi in India as it seeks to bring cheap, reliable, internet access to India's rural consumers. The move comes several months after the Indian regulator rejected Facebook’s Free Basics initiative, which drew a million complaints about it giving prominence to certain websites and news sources. Express Wi-Fi, however, has been hailed, even by those who opposed Free Basics. Internet use in India is set to double to 730 million users by 2020, but a weak infrastructure has given companies like Facebook the ideal disruption opportunity.