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Safaricom Kenya has launched a campaign where subscribers can get free data every day for 90 days depending on their data usage profiles.
According to
Gadgets Africa, this offer is “aimed at empowering more customers to take their offline passions online as part of the country’s digital transformation agenda”.
Peter Ndegwa, CEO of Safaricom, says “smartphones and the internet have become critical in our day to day lives, empowering us in different ways by connecting us to more opportunities. The 90-day free data campaign seeks to ensure that no customer is left behind by ensuring that all our customers can now access the internet, even at no cost”.
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In case you were wondering how the consortium that on 22 May won a licence to enter the Ethiopian market actually works, Kenyan operator Safaricom has disclosed the ownership structure behind the bid.
A special purpose vehicle (SPV) called Vodafamily Ethiopia Holding Company has been set up. It is incorporated in the UK but is expected to move to Kenya at some stage, possibly, Telecompaper reports, under the name Safaricomfamily Ethiopia Holding Company.
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