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Facebook Will Bring Internet To Sub-saharan Africa by Nobody: 7:49pm On Oct 05, 2015
Facebook has announced a partnership with Eutelsat communications, a French satellite communications operator, to bring low cost internet to Sub-Saharan Africa. The announcement was made by Mark Zuckerberg on his official Facebook timeline.

Facebook and Eutelsat will `bring internet to large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa through an AMOS-6 satellite that will be launched into the orbit. The satellite will link terminals in Africa to dedicated internet Gateways in Italy , France and Israel.





According to Mark , the Satellite is still in construction and will go live in 2016.

http://androidportalng.com/facebook-will-bring-internet-to-sub-saharan-africa/
Re: Facebook Will Bring Internet To Sub-saharan Africa by Youngpo413: 7:53pm On Oct 05, 2015
Nice one...for now SS is da bomb.
Re: Facebook Will Bring Internet To Sub-saharan Africa by Joel3(m): 8:58pm On Oct 05, 2015
fresh air
Re: Facebook Will Bring Internet To Sub-saharan Africa by Whizpeter(m): 9:21pm On Oct 05, 2015
Won't say any thing until I see it with my 'Koro-Koro' eyes!
Re: Facebook Will Bring Internet To Sub-saharan Africa by lekjons(m): 12:46am On Oct 06, 2015
I pray oo..
Re: Facebook Will Bring Internet To Sub-saharan Africa by stephinnoyewole(m): 2:22am On Oct 06, 2015
OK na, until it happens
Re: Facebook Will Bring Internet To Sub-saharan Africa by Glowstone(m): 10:12am On Oct 06, 2015
service providers be warn
Re: Facebook Will Bring Internet To Sub-saharan Africa by Chidexter(m): 3:56pm On Oct 06, 2015
It would be a welcome development. Just as Facebook brought internet to India, many can access the net for free, especially facebook.,..

Its a good thing, Africa's will be in line soon, abi who no like beta thing?.
Re: Facebook Will Bring Internet To Sub-saharan Africa by alkanes1(m): 4:26pm On Oct 06, 2015
Free Facebook only maybe

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