Internet access is now a “right”?

[Ame®icano]

Internet access is now a “right”?

Feds Mull Rules, Fees to Spur Net Access

WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators are considering whether the government should take greater control of the Internet and ask consumers to pay higher phone charges in order to provide all Americans with cheaper access to broadband Internet service.

FCC officials estimate it could cost anywhere from $20 billion to $350 billion to connect all American households to high-speed Internet service, depending on speed offered.
They haven't yet said how much of that investment might come from taxpayers.

Feds Mull Rules, Fees to Spur Net Access - WSJ.com

Give me a freaking break!

More socialism. Great.

 

[chanel]

But "its for the chilren!!!!!!" Lol

 

[alan1]

But "its for the chilren!!!!!!" Lol

And the underprivileged.

 

[Oddball]

BTW...Wasn't this supposed to be the aim of Algore's "universal service" tax, that we're already all paying through out phone bills?

I believe it is.

Just shows to go ya that no matter what you give the authoritarian do-gooder, it's never ever enough.

 

[Oscar Wao]

See wasteful govt spending

Really? Did you know that kids from middle school on up can't do a lot of their homework assignments without internet access?

They can do it in the computer labs after school.

I have my own laptop computer with DSL at my house, and yet I still do a lot of my homework over at school...it's a better environment to do schoolwork.

 

[Xenophon]

How about the novel idea of people actually paying their own way?

Naw, barry will never go for it.

 

[alan1]

How about the novel idea of people actually paying their own way?

Naw, barry will never go for it.

You are obviously cold and heartless if you think people should pay for their own services like internet access.

 

[Meister]

BTW...Wasn't this supposed to be the aim of Algore's "universal service" tax, that we're already all paying through out phone bills?

I believe it is.

Just shows to go ya that no matter what you give the authoritarian do-gooder, it's never ever enough.

Isn't that called a "progressive liberal?"

 

[alan1]

BTW...Wasn't this supposed to be the aim of Algore's "universal service" tax, that we're already all paying through out phone bills?

I believe it is.

Just shows to go ya that no matter what you give the authoritarian do-gooder, it's never ever enough.

Isn't that called a "progressive liberal?"

Aren't all of them called that?

 

[Oddball]

How about the novel idea of people actually paying their own way?

Naw, barry will never go for it.

Wait.....Let me get the cats all lined up in a row for you!

 

[007]

Here is another linkn.

Broadband Connection Highs and Lows Across Rural America | Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural

Whoopie.

I live in rural areas for a good part of any given year and we don't have 8-lane interstates either. Yet, at the family compound in the Wisco backwoods, we still have broadband service.

Your decade-old lefty dog just don't hunt.

Yup... here I sit in a little back woods, hick town, in Wisconsin with a population of just over a thousand, and I have high speed cable with Mediacom.

 

[alan1]

Here is another linkn.

Broadband Connection Highs and Lows Across Rural America | Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural

Whoopie.

I live in rural areas for a good part of any given year and we don't have 8-lane interstates either. Yet, at the family compound in the Wisco backwoods, we still have broadband service.

Your decade-old lefty dog just don't hunt.

Yup... here I sit in a little back woods, hick town, in Wisconsin with a population of just over a thousand, and I have high speed cable with Mediacom.

You should pay higher phone tax, that way your internet access is cheaper.
Just looking out for you, bro.

 

[BasicGreatGuy]

Accessing the internet is not a right. It is a privilege. This is more verbal diarrhea from those in Washington.

 

[KittenKoder]

Here is another linkn.

Broadband Connection Highs and Lows Across Rural America | Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural

Whoopie.

I live in rural areas for a good part of any given year and we don't have 8-lane interstates either. Yet, at the family compound in the Wisco backwoods, we still have broadband service.

Your decade-old lefty dog just don't hunt.

Yup... here I sit in a little back woods, hick town, in Wisconsin with a population of just over a thousand, and I have high speed cable with Mediacom.

Strangely, I live in a high tech metropolis ... yet less than half our residents have their own access to anything but landlines.

Those who are supporting this idiotic legislation forget that many people still choose not to get internet.

 

[alan1]

Whoopie.

I live in rural areas for a good part of any given year and we don't have 8-lane interstates either. Yet, at the family compound in the Wisco backwoods, we still have broadband service.

Your decade-old lefty dog just don't hunt.

Yup... here I sit in a little back woods, hick town, in Wisconsin with a population of just over a thousand, and I have high speed cable with Mediacom.

Strangely, I live in a high tech metropolis ... yet less than half our residents have their own access to anything but landlines.

Those who are supporting this idiotic legislation forget that many people still choose not to get internet.

The sooner the government gives those people internet access, the sooner those people will vote for them. They promise, it won't be rationed.

 

[KittenKoder]

Yup... here I sit in a little back woods, hick town, in Wisconsin with a population of just over a thousand, and I have high speed cable with Mediacom.

Strangely, I live in a high tech metropolis ... yet less than half our residents have their own access to anything but landlines.

Those who are supporting this idiotic legislation forget that many people still choose not to get internet.

The sooner the government gives those people internet access, the sooner those people will vote for them. They promise, it won't be rationed.

Yeah ... but they won't take it ... even though the money will already be alloted for it ... wonder where all that unspent money will go?

 

[alan1]

Strangely, I live in a high tech metropolis ... yet less than half our residents have their own access to anything but landlines.

Those who are supporting this idiotic legislation forget that many people still choose not to get internet.

The sooner the government gives those people internet access, the sooner those people will vote for them. They promise, it won't be rationed.

Yeah ... but they won't take it ... even though the money will already be alloted for it ... wonder where all that unspent money will go?

Never fear, the government can always find a way to spend your money, and they can do it better than you, just ask them.

 

[uscitizen]

How is it you people continually ignore the crux of something and immediately begin adding to it by making shit up? What they are "mulling" is to connect all American households to high-speed Internet service,, not to pay for internet service for everyone on welfare. Pay attention. There are still many rural areas that DO NOT have broadband access and are still stuck with dialup, and surprise surprise, some of those are actually folks not on welfare.

Talk about missing the crux of the matter!

How does everyone everywhere have a right to broadband service, any more than they have such a right to cable teevee or cell service?

Yeah, I guess we should just deny electricity to people on welfare too. There's really no bigger asshole than you on this board.

I guess these are the types that would have opposed rural electrification, TVA, the interstate highway system,etc.

Which was the best thing to happen to rural america. And also helped us win WW2.
Where do you think they got that electricity to make aluminum to make airplanes out of?

How did we transport much of the war materials, food, etc?

 

[dilloduck]

I love how easily derailed we are one typo which comes out DONG and we fall apart. Some just cannot leave the dong alone Okay I am gonna stop now before the dong jokes 'get out of hand"

Why stop at Dongs----er I mean broadband. I want a big ass laptop for all the kids in town. They want to git eddycation too ya know ?
It just ain't fair !

 

[uscitizen]

Why should I have to pay school tax on my phone bill?