Thursday, June 18, 2015

Claro will Zero Rate Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp

America Movil’s Brazilian mobile unit, Claro, will zero rate access to Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, allowing its customers to use those apps without buying a data plan, or charging usage against data plans.

Separately, European legislators likely will not support a European Union (EU)-wide ban on positive price discrimination, which allows operators to provide unlimited free access to certain services such as Facebook, Wikipedia and music streaming services, Reuters reports.

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