An article by Christopher Mims in Quartz in September 2012 stated that Facebook Zero played a very important role in Facebooks expansion in Africa over the 18 months following the release of Facebook Zero, noting that data charges could be a significant component of mobile usage cost and the waiving of these charges reduced a significant disincentive for people in Africa to use Facebook.
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