psychomf
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Re: Depends on the situation
i agree on not letting bush control anything of importance, but i think the decision here is about government providing ACCESS to the internet and not exercising any control over its content...
EDIT: sorry this reply was for deepblackmag's comment about govt control of the internet, not your post.... |
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Jafo232
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said by Tarheels Fan  :I don't believe there is any "essential" utility. Civilization has survived for thousands of years without such utilities, therefore in our short time, making them a luxury. Yes, survived barely.. The sharing of information is the only thing that has saved mankind, considering the weapons he has developed..
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Tarheels Fan
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I don't believe there is any "essential" utility. Civilization has survived for thousands of years without such utilities, therefore in our short time, making them a luxury.
Webster's definition of utility:
Main Entry: public utility
Function: noun
: a business organization (as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special governmental regulation
So yes, it could easily fit the definition of utility.
It is not on the same scale of as the telephone and sewage system, but in 50 years, I am sure it will be there once 99% of the country is connected. |
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deepblackmag
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BROADBAND MUST NOT BECOME A UTILITY!
The second we start thinking of it as a utility, the government is going to start demanding absolute control of it. the internet is NOT a government system. the backbones are owned, operated, and interconnected through PRIAVATE COMPANIES who solely control it. If we create an internet communications commission (FCC of the future) all of a sudden our information freedom ends and the internet will become utterly useless. Do you really want a bunch of BUSHes dictating the future of the internet? I sure as hell dont. |
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