Facebook and the GSM Association will try to...
Facebook and the GSM Association will try to bring Internet-based communication services to billions of people worldwide, they said Tuesday (http://prn.to/1jxpP3v). GSMA, which represents mobile operators such as AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, works with Facebook through their Internet.org partnership. Facebook…
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revealed the start of Internet.org in August (CD Aug 22 p13) (http://bit.ly/1gzKsJJ), saying its goal was to bring Internet access to everyone in the world. The work with GSMA will help that, said it and Facebook. “While there are nearly 7 billion mobile connections worldwide, there are only 3.4 billion people that currently have mobile phones,” said GSMA Chief Regulatory Officer Tom Phillips. “Mobile will offer many around the world, particularly in emerging markets, their only access to the Internet and the information and communications services it enables."