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of a mobile phone tower that could deliver internet service. Mobile operators around the world are
expanding internet access rapidly. Facebook’s Internet.org, a project with mobile network
operators, has enabled access to free basic internet services for over a billion people in 17 countries in
the last year. 83 And, many initiatives are under way to affordably connect even the most remote
regions: Facebook’s Internet.org is developing internet drones, Google’s Project Loon is using balloons
and SpaceX is investing in new low-cost satellite networks.
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