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KENYA: Local technology start-ups expect a sharp rise in sales especially those targeted at the mass market with the introduction of a service allowing customers to buy mobile apps using airtime.
Microsoft and Safaricom launched the service yesterday.The operator billing service – where an amount equivalent to the cost of an application is deducted from a subscriber’s airtime and remitted to the developer by the telco, will help monetise skills.
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