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SpaceX Falcon 9 explodes on launch pad destroying Facebook communication satellite
2016-09-01 20:43:19| Extremetech
Another setback for private space firm SpaceX. A rocket exploded on the pad during pre-flight testing this morning.
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Digicel, Facebook launch "Free Basics" in Jamaica
2016-07-04 15:11:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Digicel Jamaica has partnered with Facebook to launch the "Free Basics" platform on the island with a view to reducing the country's digital divide. Digicel Jamaica users now have zero rating access to sites such as Facebook Flex, Messenger, Wikipedia, Worldreader, Connect News, BBC News, Education Game Portal, Mathematics by TeachMe.com, Facts for Life and Tambero.com, among others. Over 1 billion people worldwide can now access "Free Basics", including users in Latin American countries such as El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Suriname, Peru and Bolivia.
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Facebook and Airtel launch Free Basics service in Nigeria
2016-05-11 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Social network said more than half of the 40 Free Basics countries are in Africa.
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Facebook buys bandwidth from BSNL, to launch ISP in India
2016-01-18 02:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Facebook will start operating as an internet service provider (ISP) across rural areas in India. The company has acquired bandwidth from state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in 125 rural areas for INR 100 million for three years, BSNL chairman and managing director Anupam Shrivastava told Business Standard. Facebook will enable entrepreneurs to offer internet in small data packages of INR 10 to end-users.
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Indosat, Facebook launch Internet.org in Indonesia
2015-04-20 11:11:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Ooredoo Group's Indonesian subsidiary Indosat and Facebook have jointly launched the Internet.org initiative in Indonesia. Facebook's Internet.org seeks to make internet services more accessible through free internet access to a set of basic services, including health, education, social media for communication and news.
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