Facebook develops its project to connect the world to the internet

At Internet.org, we're committed to developing ways to make affordable internet access available to everyone on the planet.

Lasers can offer a wireless connection to the Connectivity Lab's satellite system, delivering high speeds on par with “fiber optics,” Maguire said. A Facebook spokesperson said the company had "no specifics to share" on a timeline for when the Connectivity Lab plans to begin testing. 

"Our goal with Internet.org is to make affordable access to basic Internet services available to every person in the world," Zuckerberg said in his post announcing Connectivity Lab. So what does Facebook make of Google's Project Loon?

"The Connectivity Labs were established to support the initiative of Internet.org," a spokersperson said. "The more companies, the more organizations working towards the goal of connecting people around the world, the better."