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Facebook takes on telcos with low-cost Internet in Nairobi

Surf chief executive officer Mark Summer. The US tech giant has partnered with the local Internet provider to provide low-cost data bundles. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU

By  ANNIE NJANJA

US tech giant Facebook has switched on its low-cost Internet in Nairobi, stepping up competition for telecommunication firms which earn significant revenue from users of the social networking site.

‘Express Wifi’ by Facebook, which is a joint project with Surf, a local Internet service provider, went live in Nairobi and its environs about three weeks ago after previous launches in Uganda, Nigeria and India.

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