In a recent editorial published in The Wall Street Journal, Mark Zuckerberg showed his vision for a future of global Internet access along with concrete steps to do this. For a long time, Zuckerberg soon realized that the Internet was a vital service that needed to be spread to all humanity in the world.
Currently, only about a third of the world is connected to the Internet. The rest of the world is not connected due to lack of infrastructure or installation costs. However, according to Zuckerberg the problem of 90% of the world's population lies not only in the lack of infrastructure but also the lack of funding for low-cost data connection plans. Zuckerberg thinks that today there are many basic services on the phone that are provided completely free of charge.
For example, in the US, 911 service allows anyone to call for medical care; or report a security threat without having to pay for the phone. In the future, Zuckerberg also wants that ' everyone can access basic Internet services without paying a fee '. Last year, Zuckerberg also partnered with carriers like Globe and Tigo to provide free Internet connectivity and cheap connections to different parts of the world through Internet.org.
Despite this, Zuckerberg does not specify which basic Internet services he or other network operators prioritize. However, Zuckerberg thinks these services will help people complete their work so that they can help bring more jobs and business opportunities to them.
Some carriers, such as Globe and Internet.org, have begun offering access to free Facebook services on smartphones. Facebook recently said that the company is improving wireless connectivity for its services in developing countries in Africa. Zuckerberg believes that expanding Internet access also opens up millions of job opportunities; and millions of people can escape poverty.