Express Wi-fi offers software to local entrepreneurs to allow them to work with service providers and share their internet connection with the public for a fee.
Users have access to a variety of services, including news and weather reports.
One critic of Facebook's previous plans was more receptive to this one.
"I think it's a great initiative, we need more companies providing access to the internet in India," said Nikhil Pahwa, editor and publisher of MediaNama, an Indian news site.