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Source: AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAug.mini storage 22--MOBILY EYEING ATHEEB STAKE: Bayanat al-Oula, wholly owned by Saudi Arabia's second-largest mobile operator, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), has signed a memorandum of understanding with four shareholders in Etihad Atheeb to buy a controlling interest in the loss-making fixed line operator, Reuters has reported. The agreement requires regulatory approvals to be obtained and for Bayanat to complete due diligence by November 30. Batelco has a 15 percent stake in Etihad Atheeb and it is unclear whether the company plans to sell.STC EXPANDS FTTH NETWORK: Saudi Telecom Co (STC) has upgraded its FTTH network to allow more than 600 locations to connect with the 6,000km FTTH network across the kingdom, Saudi Gazette has reported. The company's existing network currently serves more than 200,000 households with FTTH services at high speeds of 1000 MB/s.FACEBOOK self storageOWS TO MAKE WEB ACCESS MORE AFFORDABLE: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Qualcomm Inc and four other companies have been enlisted by Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook Inc's for a project aimed at bringing internet access to people around the world who can't afford it, mirroring efforts by Google Inc. and others, Reuters has reported. The project, called internet.org, has been launched Wednesday, and will focus on enabling the next five billion people without access to come online, Zuckerberg said. "The goal of Internet.org is to make internet access available to the two-thirds of the world who are not yet connected and to bring the same opportunities to everyone that the connected third of the world has today," he said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) Visit AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) at .ameinfo.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉