Plans to Make the Internet 100x More Affordable

The internet is a massive part of many of our lives, yet you might be surprised to know that a staggering two thirds of the world still have no access to it. With this in mind Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook has teamed up with a number of tech companies to try and change this. Ideally Zuckerberg would like every person in the world to have access to the internet to help improve and make their lives easier.

In order for this to work however the internet will need to be made at least 100x more affordable. This will allow any person with a phone to aces the internet wherever they are with ease. To complete the task a lot of big changes would need to be firstly made. Some of these include upgrading cell phone towers to allow signal to travel further than they already do, clearing up airwaves so that a spectrum can be used more efficiently and to reduce the costs of smartphones so that more people can afford them.

As well as this he mentioned that the level of data should be reduced in order to supply the basic services. A number of ways to do this have been suggested including apps storing data rather than requesting it and by compressing data so that only 40% of it has to be transferred. Zuckerberg mentions that he was able to create the likes of Facebook by having access to only a few basic tools and he wants to make this possible for others.

If the plan works the internet will provide many people with a platform where they can share and gain knowledge from others. It is believed that much of today is based in a knowledge economy and in order for this to keep growing more people need to have access to the internet.

It is thought that the cheapest form of internet usage today is dial up internet as it gives user the opportunity to pay only for what they use. This is a great service for many however if the plan to make the internet 100x more affordable than what it already is, there may be no need for trusty dial up service to exist. This of course is only a thought and whether or not this will actually take place is something we will just have to wait and see.