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Mark Zuckerberg Announces "Internet.org" Initiative to Bring Free Internet to Everyone

The next five billion

Reason Staff | 8.21.2013 12:44 PM

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg late Tuesday announced on his Facebook profile page the formation of a partnership with Samsung Electronics, Nokia, Qualcomm and others to make Internet access available to everyone on Earth.

The group — Internet.org — intends to make the Internet an option for the 5 billion people who don't have it. Only about one-third of the world's population – 2.7 billion – has Internet access.

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