Contiene: The state of connectivity. -- The global barriers to connectivity: Availability. Affordability. Relevance. Readiness. -- Conclusion. -- Annex A: Affordability at a country level. -- Annex B: Methodology notes. -- Annex C: End notes.

A key theme of this report is the need to share data relating to connectivity more widely, and for different parties to use this data to generate new insights. This report releases original data and analysis from Facebook, however thanks go to those parties which have granted permission to use their country-level data as summary indicators or inputs to analyses, specifically: Google / Communications Chambers (Global Broadband Pricing Study), ITU (internet users, 2G coverage), GSMA Intelligence (3G coverage, unique mobile subscribers, unique mobile internet subscribers), and Gallup World Poll (median household income), and Ethnologue (primary and secondary languages speakers). Population statistics come from the United Nations Population Division (UNPD), and Gini coefficients are sourced from the World Bank.