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Ivan Krsul

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Internet connectivity in the world - encouraging high-bamdwith and high-quality connectivity to be treated like a basic service

In this day an age, Internet connectivity should be treated like a basic service, together with water, electricity, and basic sanitation, and governments should guarantee basic high-bandwidth and high-quality access to this just like they do for water and electricity.

Today, Intenret access across the world is still a luxury, something you can do without, and something that you should pay absurdly high rates to acess,with premium services costing much more than is reasonable worldwide.

Topics: Internet internet access internet as human right
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    Austin Kiesewetter

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    Jan 13 2012: An even bigger wall to climb, besides the price, is government censorship. Chinese leaders have no problem blocking important information on the internet it deems too critical of leaders and government policies. Many regimes feel internet access is a threat to their authority, and will make every effort to block it.

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