 shimonmorPremium
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Sedro Woolley, WA | Luxurious Broadband If it's a utility I should inform most of my friends and neighbors because how are they surviving without this much needed utility? How do they get by in life?
Granted you can argue that no one "needs" electricity or telephone service or garbage pickup. They are all luxuries. I'm sure there are numerous places on this earth where people are living just fine without running water and television.
But, we need to draw a line somewhere and I think that in today's day and age, broadband is NOT a utility (yet).
There are many viable alternatives...most notably, dialup, and more expensively, satellite. And furthermore, there are A LOT of people who still don't have or use computers (and they all have electricity and telephones and running water). I classify broadband along with television. It's a luxury.
Sure you can claim that some businesses NEED broadband to survive or some person works at home and NEEDS broadband. Just as someone in the entertainment industry may need TV. That doesn't make it a utility. I need certain tools to accomplish my job but those tools aren't classified as utilities.
If you need broadband...you can get. But there is no "universal" need for broadband.
When I lose electricity, I have no lights, I have no refrigeration (so food goes bad), I have NO water (I'm on a water pump) so I can't flush the toilet or take a shower or wash my hands or drink (unless I have water saved up), and I have no heat. In essence I'm living in the 1800's without the benefit of knowing how to get by easily in the 1800's. (Thankfully, I have a back-up generator since we can loose power for days).
When I loose broadband, I say "darn" and then pick up a book or go work on a project in the garage or (last resort) have a conversation with the wife.
Lots of people demand lots of rights these days but broadband ain't one of them! |
