- 2 options to access Facebook on Mobile: via SMS or WAP enabled Phones
- All subscribers can now access Facebook on SMS using short code 51555
- Social generation is now mobile as they can access Facebook on the fly
Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s fastest growing pan India telecom service provider today announced that it has launched Facebook mobile on SMS in India.
Tata Indicom subscribers can now enjoy Facebook through SMS. The service enables users to receive via SMS their messages and notifications from Facebook and they can reply back, send messages and set their Facebook Status via SMS. When the user is offline or busy at work, he or she can stay connected and share with his friends on Facebook thanks to the Facebook SMS service available on Tata Indicom.
It offers an extremely convenient access to Facebook along with the mobility factor adding to the popularity and usage of the networking tool.
Announcing this exciting new service, Mr. Zubin Jimmy Dubash, AVP, VAS, Tata Teleservices Limited, “At Tata Indicom, it is has been our vision to provide ubiquitous access to all our services. We are truly excited to be the first operator in India to launch Facebook on SMS, a very addictive and useful feature for our subscribers to be in touch with their friends anytime, anywhere, and on any handset.”
“We’re very happy to be working with Tata Indicom to bring its customers a great Facebook experience, and give even more people around the world the opportunity to share and connect on Facebook through their mobile devices,” said Henri Moissinac, Director of Mobile, Facebook. “More than 30 million Facebook users currently access the site through their mobile devices. This number has quadrupled over the past year, and we expect it to grow as we continue to work with great operators, like Tata Indicom.”
To activate the service, Tata Indicom subscribers can register their mobile number on Facebook and start receiving via SMS Facebook messages and notifications. Users can also update their Facebook status at any time by sending a text message to the short code 51555. Users will be charged Rs. 1/- for every SMS sent via short code.
Users can also search/add friends, poke them, write on their wall, post messages and comment on their friend’s activity right from their phone simply with SMS. Users can also upload their mobile photos by sending MMS to mobile@facebook.com. Facebook users of Tata Indicom can register for this services through www.facebook.com/ mobile and enjoy all Facebook features on SMS.
About Tata Teleservices Limited
Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India's leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under the Tata Indicom brand, and uses the latest technology platform(s) for its wireless network. With a customer base of over 35 million, Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, covers over 320,000 towns and villages across all of India’s 22 telecom circles. In November 2008, Tata Teleservices entered into an agreement with Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO, as part of which the Japanese company acquired a 26% stake in TTSL for USD 2.7 billion. The transaction marks a key step in the strategic evolution of Tata Teleservices, as it moves towards a pan-India dual network presence. The company also recently announced a unique reverse equity swap strategic agreement between its fully-owned telecom tower subsidiary, Wireless TT Info-Services Limited, and Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Limited—with the combined entity kicking off operations with 18,000 towers, thereby becoming the largest independent entity in this space in the country. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and wireline services.
