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Facebook, Google Battle To Bring Internet To Remote Locations

Posted by samzenpus on from the spreading-the-net dept.

jfruh (300774) writes "Facebook and Google only make money from people when they can access the Internet, so it stands to reason that they're working to make sure everyone has access. While Google's Project Loon seeks to use balloon-borne equipment, Mark Zuckerberg envisions a system of drones and laser beams."

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  1. Re:Stupid by swillden · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd be a months pay that no one at Google has any intention of using this anywhere in the real world

    I'll take that bet. What proof of intention would you accept?

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  2. One practical problem with 3rd world internet... by netsavior · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think universal access to information is great, socially it is empowering and amazing... but FB and Google are not charities. As tfs says "Facebook and Google only make money from people when they can access the Internet"

    The internet is only available to the the richest 30% of the world.

    Advertisers currently access to the eyeballs of the top 30%

    Accessing the eyeballs of the very poor or extremely remote populations does not make sense from an advertising standpoint.

  3. envisions a system of drones and laser beams. by Chrisq · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Mark Zuckerberg envisions a system of drones and laser beams.

    I think the USAF envisions the same thing.