What3words signs zero-rating agreement with Vodacom

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What3words signs zero-rating agreement with Vodacom
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The start-up has divided the planet up into 3m x 3m blocks and has assigned three words for each block to help users find their locations

ER24 emergency personnel locate a patient using what3words addressing system. Picture: SUPPLIED.

What3words has divided the planet up into 3m x 3m blocks and has assigned three words for each block to help users find their locations.”, for example, provides the precise spot in the Johannesburg Botanic Garden. This adds to the growing list of zero-rated services offered by mobile operators in recent months that had mainly been driven by pressure from competition authorities and in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

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