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Facebook Expands Its Express Wi-Fi Program For Developing Markets Via Hardware Partnerships (techcrunch.com)

Posted by msmash on from the never-gonna-give-you-up dept.

Facebook is today launching a partner program for its Express Wi-Fi initiative, which helps bring higher-speed connections to developing markets, including India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania. From a report: The program itself involves having local business owners install Wi-Fi hotspots, where internet service is provided by local ISPs, mobile network operators, and others that Facebook has partnered with. Now, Facebook is launching a new partner program that will allow access point manufacturers to build devices compatible with Express Wi-Fi. Its debut lineup of partners for "Express Wi-Fi Certified," as the partner program is called, include Arista, Cambium Networks, and Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS Company. Facebook first began testing Express Wi-Fi three years ago, and has since expanded it to the five above countries and 10 partners.

20 comments

  1. Re: Slashdot users give glowing reviews... apk by pgmrdlm · · Score: 0

    Lol, not sure who I hate worse. The racist AC or this idiot and his crap ware.

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  2. Facebook plans to be the internet. by Geoffrey.landis · · Score: 2

    This is kind of disturbing. In the developed world, Facebook is something you get to on the internet. In these developing markets, though, Facebook plans to be the internet.

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    1. Re:Facebook plans to be the internet. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Reminds me of the 90s when a section of people thought AOL = the Internet.

    2. Re: Facebook plans to be the internet. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      This really needs to be modded up more.

    3. Re: Facebook plans to be the internet. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      This isn't Free Basics, the worthless and insulting Faceboot-only "free" "internet service" they were pushing a while back.

      Express WiFi is a low cost, pay-per-GB real unfiltered internet connection. Snooped by Faceboot, of course.

      It's no more evil than any other business model coming out of Surveillance Valley these days. No less evil, either. :-/

    4. Re:Facebook plans to be the internet. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You must be referring to Americans? Seem to remember that AOL was 'America OnLine'? Big in America, but nowhere else.

    5. Re: Facebook plans to be the internet. by shm · · Score: 1

      They've tried this before. Subtle tricks like acquring the Internet.org domain and putting out huge billboards advertising their zero free on ramps.

      They had tied up with operators like Airtel to offer free access to Facebook.

      Under pressure, the TRAI looked into it and passed one of the strongest net neutrality regimes in the world.

  3. Woohoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That means more Nigerian Princes that need my help to funnel their vast inheritances!

    Nigerian, Kenyan, Tanzanian, whatever! I don't discriminate against color, race, religion, or gender. When third world millionaires need help transferring their money and inheritances, I'm they guy to help (small 5% fee).

  4. What does facebook get? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I assume Facebook getâ(TM)s something in return. Facebook is Google only the name is different.

  5. Boo, where is my free internet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Haven't you heard get your own house in order before trying to help others?

  6. Underserved Third World Countries like Vermont? by pubwvj · · Score: 1

    I look forward to connecting to this thing called the Internet...

  7. Re:Browse safely on Facebook express wi-fi... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Hey faggot why are you still here? Nobody wants your shitty software, why don't you shove it up your ass and fuck off?

  8. Re: Slashdot users give glowing reviews... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The creimertards, "APK", Trump imprisonment fantasizers, antisemitic screed spammers Russian-conspiracy theorists, and the faggot/INCEL/pedophile/traitor/Nazi trolls are all the work of disreputable political operative David Brock, and his fifty cent army of "nerd virgins".

    https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/david-brock-hillary-clinton-correct-the-record/

    Earlier they gained notoriety for their duplicitous "Correct the Record" misinformation campaign on behalf of presidential candidate Hitlary Clinton.

    They are are employed by a Democrat affiliated "progressive" propaganda works called "American Bridge 21st Century". According to Wikipedia their biggest funder is George Soros.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bridge_21st_Century

    The purpose of their spamming and cyber-stalking is to silence unapproved narratives. They do this by deterring free public discussion and poisoning any forum that does not implement censorship of unapproved viewpoints.