In a move to encourage data usage, Aircel has joined hands with Wikimedia Foundation to offer free mobile Wikipedia access through Wikipedia Zero in India. 
 
Aircel said that its subscribers will be the first in India to have free access to Wikipedia on their mobile phones. The users will have to access versions of Wikipedia in English, Hindi, Tamil, and 17 other Indic languages.
 
“This is the first service of its kind to formally launch in India”, Aircel said.
 
The company said the move will help provide Wikipedia to 60 million new users in the region.
 
Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer for Aircel, said, “Through our alliance with the Wikimedia Foundation, Aircel is not only making internet services reach a wider audience, but also help encourage and enrich the lives of our customers by offering access to knowledge and information free of cost. We are excited about this partnership and hope this initiative will benefit all our customers from various age groups”.
 
“We hail Aircel’s commitment to enhancing and expanding access to free knowledge for their mobile customers. With the partnership, we extend our program to India where we potentially reach millions of people for the first time.” said Kul Takanao Wadhwa, Head of Mobile with the Wikimedia Foundation.
 
Aircel is one of the operators across the globe that has contributed towards expanding free access to Wikipedia Zero to 470 mn mobile users.

For best mobile phone deals: http://shopping.telecomtiger.com/

For latest updates on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TelecomTiger/429104257149437