Google plans to extend a programme that allows consumers to pay for smartphones at cheaper rates in a bid to increase access to the internet on the continent.
In 2020, Google partnered Safaricom, a Kenyan mobile network operator and subsidiary of Vodacom, to offer 4G-enabled phones to customers using lower-end handsets. ..
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