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• Facebook is at a crossroads with its plan to connect the world

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg likes to boast that his 3-year-old effort to bring the developing world online has reached millions of people in some of the world's poorest nations.

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  Feb 22, 2016
  
• India blocks Facebook’s Free Basics service

  India's government has essentially banned a Facebook program that sought to connect with low-income residents by offering free access to a limited version of the social network.

  Tech

  Feb 9, 2016
  
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• Facebook aims to deliver free Internet to sub-Saharan Africa by next year

  Facebook announced Monday it aims to deliver free Internet service to sub-Saharan Africa in 2016.

  Tech

  Oct 6, 2015
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• Facebook to scale up free Internet service on 1-year anniversary of Internet.org

  Facebook has unveiled plans to scale up its free mobile Internet service to mark the one-year anniversary of the Internet.org initiative.

  Tech

  Jul 27, 2015
• From smartphones, to developing world apps: A look at the 2015 Mobile World Congress

  Here's a look at what's been unveiled so far at the Mobile World Congress show, which opened Monday and runs through Thursday.

  Tech

  Mar 3, 2015
• Facebook, Google compete to connect the entire world

  Sci-fi solutions or making friends one at a time? Google and Facebook want more people online, searching around and clicking on ads.

  Tech

  Mar 3, 2015
• 5 things we learned from Facebook’s earning report

  Facebook reported fourth quarter earnings of US$701 million Wednesday – a 34 per cent increase from the previous year – surpassing analyst expectations.

  Tech

  Jan 29, 2015
• Google buys drone maker Titan Aerospace

  Google has bought Titan Aerospace, a maker of solar-powered drones, saying it could help bring Internet access to remote parts of the world as well as solve other problems.

  Tech

  Apr 15, 2014
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• How Facebook plans to use drones to connect the entire world to the web

  Facebook has revealed more about its plan to connect the entire world to the web and it involves everything from satellites, to laser beams and drones.

  Science

  Mar 28, 2014