why??? why should taxpayers, particularly elderly and poor pay for joyriding on the information superhighway?
Speaking of superhighways, do you support federal funding of the interstate highway system?
The Verizons of the world will skim the cream from the blue zones and ignore the red zones, that's why.
As much as I hate govt regulation, it's going to take an act of Congress (as with electricity and telephone) to make broadband ubiquitous.
There is ample justification because the internet is now a part of the critical infrastructure.
BUMP
“why should taxpayers, particularly elderly and poor pay for joyriding on the information superhighway?”
Because, otherwise, the elderly and poor would be shut out from joyriding on the information superhighway? That’s the answer you’ll get.
why??? why should taxpayers, particularly elderly and poor pay for joyriding on the information superhighway?
...who pays the piper calls the tune. When the government provides the service the government will soon dictate content. Like keeping that hateful Bible out of the government schools.