<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Project description:</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Facebook is having a program called <a href="http://internet.org/" target="_blank">internet.org</a> for Free-Basics, where some internet websites can be accessed for free if the user is on a particular cellular network (e.g. Tigo in Senegal and CellC in South Africa). Our research project is on measuring (a) what services are being offered as part of this free internet program in different countries and (b) what is the quality of service (bandwidth, disconnects, page-loadtimes etc.), compared to normal paid connections. Since this service is offered only in some countries with specific telecom providers, we are looking for participants in some of these places:</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Angola</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> (Movicel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Benin (MTN)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Cape Verde (Unitel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Democratic Republic of the Congo (Airtel, Tigo)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Gabon (Airtel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Ghana (Airtel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Guinea (Cellcom)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Guinea-Bissau (MTN)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Kenya (Airtel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Liberia (Cellcom)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Malawi (Airtel & TNM)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Mauritania (Mauritel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Mozambique (Mcel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Niger (Airtel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Rwanda (Airtel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Senegal (Tigo)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Seychelles (Airtel)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">South Africa (Cell C)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Tanzania (Tigo)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Zambia (Airtel)</span></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Each participant will get 50 euros in their local currency, as a token of thanks and to cover charges of SIM card if needed.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">To sign up fill up this form:</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://goo.gl/6zsM6E" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">https://goo.gl/6zsM6E</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px">Requirement: </div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Person with android phone, some knowledge of english, an email ID to receive instructions for experiments.</div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Related links:</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">(1) Facebook’s official page on the service: <a href="https://info.internet.org/en/" target="_blank">https://info.internet.org/en/</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">(2) Supported countries and cellular providers: <a href="https://info.internet.org/en/story/where-weve-launched/" target="_blank">https://info.internet.org/en/story/where-weve-launched/</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">(3) The Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Internetdotorg/?fref=ts" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Internetdotorg/?fref=ts</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">(4) Our research proposal: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/44bmlm7lqsltnto/daad.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/44bmlm7lqsltnto/daad.pdf?dl=0</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Researchers:</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">(1) MPI-SWS, Germany: Prof. Krishna Gummadi, Rijurekha Sen (post-doc), Hasnain Ali Pirzada (intern)</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">(2) University of Cape Town, South Africa: Prof. Melissa Densmore, Prof. David Johnson, Amreesh Phokeer (PhD student)</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">(3) IIT Kharagpur, India: Prof. Sandip Chakraborty, Satadal Sengupta (Masters student).</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Please contact Rijurekha Sen (<a href="mailto:rijurekha@mpi-sws.org" target="_blank">rijurekha@mpi-sws.org</a>) or Amreesh Phokeer (<a href="mailto:amreesh.phokeer@gmail.com" target="_blank">amreesh.phokeer@gmail.com</a>) in case of any question.</div>
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