Kenya: Loon Begins Grounding Internet Balloons in Kenya

Loon, Alphabet's project intended to bridge the digital divide by beaming high-speed internet to remote parts of the world using floating cell towers, has wound its operations in Kenya.

The company, which is owned by Google's parent firm, Alphabet, announced Monday that it has stopped providing internet services in the country and that it is in the process of grounding its internet balloons.

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