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1 00:00:03,213 --> 00:00:05,144 Together, we are creating the most 2 00:00:05,144 --> 00:00:08,137 comprehensive encyclopedia that has ever existed 3 00:00:08,137 --> 00:00:09,967 Wikipedia. 4 00:00:10,181 --> 00:00:14,313 It’s also free; free to read, free to edit, free to share. 5 00:00:14,316 --> 00:00:17,442 It is available in more than two hundred languages 6 00:00:17,443 --> 00:00:20,847 and it’s accessible to anyone with access to the internet or a mobile phone. 7 00:00:20,847 --> 00:00:24,498 Roughly 6 out of every 7 people today have mobile access. 9 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:27,586 Mobile technology is the future of knowledge sharing. 10 00:00:27,586 --> 00:00:30,731 It has the potential to bring Wikipedia to billions of people. 12 00:00:30,732 --> 00:00:34,000 However, despite Wikipedia’s free content, 14 00:00:34,001 --> 00:00:37,747 most people simply can’t afford the data charges to access Wikipedia. 15 00:00:37,747 --> 00:00:42,426 That’s why the non-profit that supports Wikipedia runs a program called Wikipedia Zero, 18 00:00:42,427 --> 00:00:47,811 which works with mobile carriers to waive the data charges for accessing Wikipedia. 20 00:00:47,811 --> 00:00:50,921 Removing the cost of accessing Wikipedia may sound trivial, 22 00:00:50,926 --> 00:00:54,346 but it’s one small change that makes a huge difference. 23 00:00:54,355 --> 00:00:56,645 Students will do their homework and research careers. 24 00:00:56,655 --> 00:00:58,205 Doctors will study treatments. 25 00:00:58,214 --> 00:01:01,367 Small businesses will find knowledge to innovate. 26 00:01:01,378 --> 00:01:05,144 People will better understand their own history, society, and culture. 27 00:01:05,144 --> 00:01:10,544 We invite mobile operators all over the world to make knowledge truly free. 29 00:01:10,544 --> 00:01:12,317 Wikipedia belongs to all of us. 30 00:01:12,317 --> 00:01:16,430 Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet 32 00:01:16,430 --> 00:01:19,840 has equal access to the sum of all human knowledge. 34 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,020 Wikipedia Zero