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Facebook's Express WiFi program now has an app on Google Play
Facebook has quietly launched its Express WiFi app on Google Play, and it's now available for download in Indonesia and Kenya. The application gives users a way to purchase internet connection from participating businesses instead of paying for a more expensive and, in many places in developing nations, typically slow and spotty mobile connection. Facebook originally launched its Express WiFi program in India last year, but it required users to download an app from a telecom to reconfigure their phone settings. This Google Play app will make the program's rollout in other countries much smoother and easier.
Facebook begins selling low-cost WiFi in India
Facebook's internet.org is on a mission to bring connectivity to the most remote communities on Earth. And while moonshot projects like Aquila are still in early development, the company is pushing forward with a different strategy: empowering local entrepreneurs to resell internet hotspots through its Express WiFi program, which just officially launched in partnership with Indian telecom Bharti Airtel.
