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Facebook's Internet drone plan gets boost

Successful test of drone prototype considered a milestone in project to bring online access to people in remote areas

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Published Fri, Mar 27, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    FACEBOOK co-founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday proclaimed the successful test of a solar-powered drone built to deliver wireless Internet service to remote areas.

    The test flight of a drone prototype dubbed "Aquila" took place in Britain and was considered a milestone in an internet.org project to bring online access to billions more people around the planet.

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