Bangalore: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has initiated a project whose focus is to deliver cheap and easily accessible internet connection to 5 billion people across the globe who do not have internet privilege. The project goes by the name, Internet.org.

Joining hands with Facebook to kick-start a successful initiation are Samsung Electronics, Qualcomm, Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia and Opera Software.

In the recently released 10-page document, Zuckerberg and his partners narrates plan on exploring ways to bring down the cost of high-speed Internet and to make it more accessible through different mediums. From developing low-cost high-quality Smartphones to improving speed of mobile internet applications through efficient data compression methods, the 29-year old wants to leave no stone unturned to make this a successful expedition.

“The goal of Internet.org is to make Internet access available to the two-thirds of the world who are not yet connected and to bring the same opportunities to everyone that the connected third of the world has today,” said Zuckerberg in an interview.

He also stated that while most of the Facebook users today use the internet service to keep in touch with friends, with the advent of technological innovation in every other sector from health care to choosing the government, people everywhere will need constant internet back-up carry-out more serious endeavors.

Facebook mirrors its current project with its rival Google. In June, Google launched its pilot program, Project Loon, by setting off a small network of solar-powered balloons over the southern hemisphere of New Zealand’s South Island. Google believes that these balloons that are spaced in the stratosphere and move at a speed of 12.5 miles, will provide network connectivity in the remote areas around the world. With this project, Google plans to improve the network access in the third-world countries.