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The app was first launched in 2015 in less developed markets, and is designed to work on slower wireless networks.
India`s internet users now stands at 355 million putting the country number two in the market just behind China.
"According to GSMA data, nearly 80 percent of Indians are on 2G and hence we want to ease the Facebook interactive experience for them," said Vijay Shankar, product manager, Facebook Lite.
The app is based on Snaptu, Facebook`s feature phone client.
It is just 252 KB in size and can be used by those on 2G internet connections, Techcrunch reported.
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