If you’re reading this now, chances are you’re online. In the past decade the Internet has become a central force in our lives, responsible for everything from our bank accounts to our celebrity gossip, and with technology so prevalent some are now arguing for free broadband access. Should surfing the Net remain a cash business, or is it time for free admission into cyberspace?
M2Z Networks, Free Broadband Now
In 2004, President Bush set a goal of affordable nationwide broadband by 2007. Yet today, over 100 million Americans still lack access to broadband. America’s broadband Internet deployment goals are going unmet and America’s international position rapidly is declining. A surprising number of American families, schools and libraries cannot afford broadband and most of rural America cannot even get access to broadband Internet. This lack of Internet access creates an unfair advantage for those who are able to afford and use the Internet as a powerful educational and business tool. In today’s information-era, all American’s should have free access to broadband Internet the same way they have free access to television and radio signals.
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