Tigo Tanzania chief: zero rating “not a terrible word”

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Diego Gutierrez, CEO of Tigo Tanzania, one of the early backers of Facebook-led internet.org, …

Myanmar’s MPT launches Facebook’s Free Basics

Myanmar’s largest operator MPT has launched Free Basics and Facebook Flex to give subscribers free …

Facebook pushes local-language capabilities

LIVE FROM RISE 2016, HONG KONG: In its efforts to expand the reach of the …

Facebook’s Free Basics comes to Nigeria

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a partnership with Airtel Africa to roll out its controversial …

Facebook’s Zuckerberg takes the long view and finds a political edge

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used a speech at the company’s F8 developer conference to lay …

Egypt’s Free Basics ban may have been about surveillance – report

Facebook not allowing Egypt’s government to spy on its users via its Free Basics initiative was the reason the service was banned in December, according to a Reuters report.

Facebook’s head of India to step down

Facebook’s head of India announced she will step down and plans to return to the …

India’s TRAI deals blow to Facebook’s Free Basics

India’s telecoms regulator, TRAI, ruled against differential data pricing following a national debate and furious …

Facebook buys bandwidth from India’s BSNL to offer rural Wi-Fi

Facebook reportedly has purchased bandwidth from state-owned BSNL in 125 rural areas for INR100 million …

Trouble for Free Basics in India and Egypt

Opposition continues to mount against Facebook’s roll-out of its Free Basics initiative in India, with a …