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FreedomPop to launch Mexican service, teams up with MVS

2016-10-13 08:56:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) US-based MVNO FreedomPop has announced a joint venture with with media giant MVS Communicaciones and investment firm Variv to launch what it claims will be Mexico's first 100 percent free mobile service. As in the US, UK and Spain, FreedomPop will offer unlimited use of WhatsApp to all users, even those on the basic free plan. Users will be able to purchase additional services such as data rollover, a second international number from any country, online security, micro-financing and international calling for a nominal fee. They will also get unlimited free calling to other FreedomPop users in all the countries where the company is available. The company is already accepting beta sign-ups, with services expected to go live in three to four months.

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FreedomPop Supernova 655

2016-09-26 20:02:49| PC Magazine: New Product Reviews

FreedomPop's "free" Internet offer is somewhat misleading, but if you intend on taking advantage of it, at least get a hotspot that displays data usage. The Supernova 655 isn't it.

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FreedomPop Supernova 655

2016-09-26 19:02:17| PC Magazine: New Product Reviews

FreedomPop's "free" Internet offer is somewhat misleading, but if you intend on taking advantage of it, at least get a hotspot that displays data usage. The Supernova 655 isn't it.

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Fridman's L1 invests USD 50 million in FreedomPop

2016-08-30 09:07:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) LetterOne (L1), the international business of Russian investor Mikhail Fridman, is investing in FreedomPop, the US-based MVNO. L1 said it received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to complete its USD 50 million investment in FreedomPop. The mobile provider announced the investment round earlier this year, saying it would use the money to fuel its global expansion. FreedomPop, which offers a basic free mobile plans and bigger paid plans, launched in the UK and Spain this year and plans to open an additional eight markets by the end of next year.

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