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GlobalMind
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reply to Network Guy
Re: A What...?

But isn't that exactly what happened with the aforementioned items: running water, electricity, phone service.

Metro areas were first served, and rurals second. That alone does not discount something being deemed a utility.

I am of the opinion that broadband is not yet at the level of utility, but it is well on it's way to becoming so. Evidenced partially by the fact that established "utility companies" such as TELCOs are major providers of service. Eventually the connectivity will just be one line, and THAT single connection will be a utility.

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Once it becomes standard, as in the rural communities also run it, then I'd call that a utility. Current trend seems to be rollouts in the major metropolitan and surrounding areas only, and to me that's considered a convenience, not something to count or rely on.
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