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Facebook Is Reportedly Planning To Launch A Low Earth Orbit Internet Satellite
Facebook, which earlier this year abandoned plans to build its own passenger jet-sized, solar powered drones to provide internet access in remote stretches of the world, is once again pursuing plans to launch satellites to do the job instead.
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Is Facebook’s Free Internet Plan Totally Doomed?
Thursday’s Falcon 9 explosion prompted headaches for two very powerful people. The first was Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder, whose company’s future is now in question. The second was Mark Zuckerberg.
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A Week After India Banned It, Facebook’s ‘Free Basics’ Shuts Down In Egypt
Facebook’s “Free Basics” program in Egypt has been shut down, according to Facebook. It’s unclear why the new free internet service stopped working. However, the news arrives a week after the Indian government temporarily banned the program in the wake of ongoing net neutrality concerns.