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SingTel and Facebook\u00ae Launch New Mobile Site 0.facebook.com, a free way to access Facebook<\/strong>\u00ae <\/strong>on Your Mobile Phone<\/strong><\/p>\n 0.facebook.com is lightweight, featuring only text and is optimized for speed<\/p>\n Ideal for mobile users to conveniently and quickly access Facebook directly from a mobile phone<\/p>\n SingTel waives standard data charges for browsing the site<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SINGAPORE<\/strong> and PALO ALTO, Calif. \u2013 July 20, 2010 \u2013<\/strong> SingTel today announced that it is the first and only operator in Singapore to offer customers free mobile browsing on the new and lightweight 0.facebook.com site.\u00a0 With 0.facebook.com, SingTel is enabling their customers, especially non smartphone users to stay connected faster through this text-only version of Facebook with their friends and family from any mobile Web browser without incurring any data charges.[1]<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook\u2019s 0.facebook.com site is optimized for speed \u2013 it is a new faster, lightweight version of Facebook\u2019s mobile site m.facebook.com.\u00a0 The text-only site does not have graphics or photos and 0.facebook.com\u2019s pages have been designed for high-speed performance on SingTel\u2019s network.\u00a0 Photos posted on Facebook are only one click away from 0.facebook.com.\u00a0 To view a photo, a user only needs to click on a link to the photo and they will be prompted that they are leaving 0.facebook.com.\u00a0 Standard data charges will apply when a person leaves 0.facebook.com to view photos.<\/p>\n Ms Sarah Chua, Vice President, Consumer Marketing, SingTel said: \u201cWith 0.facebook.com, SingTel offers mobile customers a faster and more affordable way to use Facebook.\u00a0 Non smartphone users will find the text-only site an excellent alternative to quickly access and update their Facebook accounts from their phones, without worrying about data charges.\u00a0 Coupled with SingTel\u2019s high-speed mobile network, the site offers users peace-of-mind to stay in touch with their wide community of Facebook contacts 24\/7, anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are always looking to work with innovative companies to provide simple and fast mobile access to Facebook across the world,\u201d said Mr Henri Moissinac, Head of Mobile Business, Facebook.\u00a0 \u201cThanks to our collaboration with SingTel, people will now be able to access Facebook faster and for free through 0.facebook.com.\u201d<\/p>\n SingTel Mobile customers can access the service through their mobile phone browser by keying in 0.facebook.com.[2]<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n About SingTel<\/strong><\/p>\n SingTel is Asia’s leading communications group providing a portfolio of services including voice and data solutions over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms as well as infocomm technology and pay TV.\u00a0 It has a network of 37 offices in 20 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States.\u00a0 Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia\u2019s largest multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 293 million mobile customers in eight markets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in February 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment. Facebook is a privately held company and is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.<\/p>\n Facebook\u00ae is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.<\/p>\n
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