Facebook to offer free, limited mobile Internet access in Zambia

Facebook will offer free, limited Internet access to mobile phone subscribers in the African nation of Zambia, as part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Internet.org initiative to introduce affordable online services in developing regions of the world.

Airtel phone customers in Zambia will be able to use Facebook and 12 other online services, including AccuWeather, Google Search and apps that focus on women's rights, health information and employment, without mobile data charges.