Mexican billionaire telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim launched a programme on Wednesday to collect used smartphones and donate them to schools, in order to provide students free access to educational materials.
Slim, who controls telecoms giant America Movil, said at an event the firm would offer free wireless broadband access to whoever accessed content on its website Aprende.org, whose offerings range from elementary math to university courses.
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