Should the Internet be Free?

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  “Access to Free Broadband is Key to America’s Global Competitiveness ”

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Access to Free Broadband is Key to America’s Global Competitiveness

John Muleta

M2Z Networks, Free Broadband Now

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The Internet has, in a relatively short period of time, become a vital part of American life. The resources available on the Internet enable Americans to be more productive and reach new markets around the globe. That is why broadband is not only a key to our quality of life today, but also to America’s competitiveness tomorrow. According to “The State of the Internet” a recent report by Akamai, the U.S. has fallen to 24th global broadband adoption – behind Estonia.

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State of the Internet

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"Yes" John Muleta

• President Bush Set a Goal of Affordable Nationwide Broadband by 2007
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• Big Telecom Companies are Preventing Fair Broadband Competition
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• Access to Free Broadband is Key to America’s Global Competitiveness
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"Yes" New America Foundation

• More People Online Benefits Everyone (Including Those Already Online).
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• Communications is a Fundamental Human Right.
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• Civil Society Provides For its Constituents and Fights Discrimination.
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• Universal Internet Access is Efficient and a Competitive Necessity.
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"No" CEI

• Broadband is Growing More Accessible, Faster and Cheaper
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• Some People Just Don't Want Broadband
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• Markets -- Not Subsidies -- Give Us the Best Broadband Technologies
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• If the Government Pays for the Internet, It Will Control the Internet
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Most Objections

• Broadband is Growing More Accessible, Faster and Cheaper
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• Some People Just Don't Want Broadband
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• Markets -- Not Subsidies -- Give Us the Best Broadband Technologies
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• If the Government Pays for the Internet, It Will Control the Internet
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