06-12-2014 13:00 via

Why Google and Facebook Need Balloons, Drones and Rockets

We tend to think that everybody's online these days. In fact, only one-third of the world's population has access to the Internet. The other two-thirds are simply beyond reach.
Google and Facebook are hatching schemes (that some people call crazy) to bring to the majority of people what we in the privileged minority enjoy every day -- the ability to get online.
It's really an extension of actions Google and Facebook already take to get people connected.Paying the bills

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