MENLO PARK – Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is spearheading a new initiative to bring Internet access to “the next five billion people,” those too poor or disconnected to be able to get online.
The new global partnership, Internet.org, launches Wednesday, and also includes several major mobile phone companies. Here’s an introduction video:
“Everything Facebook has done has been about giving all people around the world the power to connect,” Zuckerberg said in a press release. “There are huge barriers in developing countries to connecting and joining the knowledge economy. Internet.org brings together a global partnership that will work to overcome these challenges, including making internet access available to those who cannot currently afford it.”
