We have repeatedly reported that Internet giants Google and Facebook face interest assets that allow light suborbital launch satellites and aircraft to provide access to a global network of vast areas lacking terrestrial communications infrastructure.
On the pages of the business publication The Wall Street Journal Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg outlined his attitude to the problem of providing access to the Internet all the inhabitants of our planet. Internet entered the lives of many of us, but like good civilization can use only one-third of the world population. In many countries, he said, the tariff plans for Internet access inflated so that many smartphone owners prefer to not use this service, limited to basic features like voice calling, messaging and with a narrow set of applications. Even in the U.S., intensive work on web manages iPhone buyers pay $ 2,000 over two years, the smartphone itself costs about $ 500, and the rest - is the cost of communication.
According to some studies, 27% of time spent on the web visit Americans spend on social networks and forums. By the way, reading the news they give only two minutes each online hours. Apparently, in other countries this proportion is a little different: to discuss the same news reading them is not necessary. Most active in social networks demonstrate representatives age group from 18 to 29 years, with age, this activity decreases.
Zuckerberg claims that the costs of developing and upgrading the network infrastructure does not allow you to reduce the price of tariff plans for end users. Facebook founder believes it is necessary to rely on the capacity of existing cellular networks and do some basic access to network resources free. For example, now even people with zero balance or missing SIM-card can call police, rescue workers, firefighters and ambulance. By the same principle should be granted and limited access to network resources.
He is sure, the ability to access the global network significantly improve the standard of living of the population of the Earth, which it now lacks. About 140 million people in developing countries are a result of this expansion of the network to get a new job, but 160 million people going to get out because of poverty. In some cases, reducing child mortality, according to a study Deloitte. According to Zuckerberg, now we do not have access to the talents and potential of the two-thirds of the world's population, and free basic access to the Internet should eliminate this imbalance.
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