Facebook expands its Express Wi-Fi program for developing markets via hardware partnerships – TechCrunch

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[ad_1] 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. 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…

CRTC bans smartphone unlocking fees, outgoing chairman Blais regrets not taking decision sooner

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[ad_1] Wireless providers will no longer be allowed to sell locked mobile devices or charge Canadians to unlock their phones for use on rival’s networks, according to new rules that will erase millions in annual revenue for carriers. The federal government and consumer groups applauded the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s decision, announced Thursday, to…