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Facebook launches lab to bring Internet everywhere

New York:  Facebook is giving more details about its effort to connect remote parts of the world to the Internet - and it involves drones, lasers and satellites.CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that Facebook is




Zuckerberg has said that access connectivity is not the main obstacle to getting the world online. He noted at the Mobile World Congress wireless show in Barcelona, Spain last month that more than 80 percent of the world's population live in areas with 2G or 3G wireless access. More important, he said, is giving people a reason to connect: basic financial services, access to health care information and educational materials.

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