Facebook is in talks with the satellite technology company based in London on an innovative offer to test the free internet access in large parts of Africa.
The project, under Internet.org social networking initiative is part of the plan of the founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to the developing world online.
It has been reported it is expected that the agreement with satellite operator Avanti will be announced soon.
Zuckerberg returned to the company after plans to bring the Internet to Africa with mobile operators, including Vodafone, were rejected.
The company already has two broadband satellite located on the mainland and plans to increase coverage by launching in the next three years.
Internet.org Facebook aims to "bring the Internet to two-thirds of the global population who do not."
Its mission statement says: "No one should have to choose between Internet access and food or medicine.
"Internet.org partners join forces to develop a technology that reduces the cost of data delivery to the people in the world and helps to expand Internet access in underserved communities."
Internet.org estimates that if developing countries had the same access to the Internet as in the first world levels, overall productivity would be supported by 25% and 160 million people were lifted out of poverty.
In an interview with CNN, Mr. Zuckerberg said he wanted to "get everyone in line."
Recently, Mr. Zuckerberg was concerned about the plight of Africans still a tool in your social network that allows users to make donations to organizations that fight against the Ebola virus.
It also provided Internet connectivity in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to help doctors and humanitarian workers to track cases and coordinate their response.
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