TechHive: Google backs project to slash Internet costs worldwide

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Google backs project to slash Internet costs worldwide Oct 7th 2013, 23:10, by Zach Miners, IDG News Service Internet access can be expensive, especially in developing countries. Google is backing a new project that aims to change that. The search giant said Monday it has helped found the Alliance for Affordable Internet, or A4AI, a global coalition backed by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee that hopes to dramatically cut the cost of Internet access. Households in developing countries pay roughly a third of their monthly income for a fixed Internet connection, according to figures from the International Telecommunication Union. "The reason for the Alliance is simple—the majority of the world's people are still not online, usually because they can't afford to be," Berners-Lee said in a statement. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: internet_opic_lights-100050155-small.jpg

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