Comments on: Is broadband a human right?

By: Parker

Parker — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:59:26 +0000

Interestingly, Cyberdoyle has brought the discussion back home to Britain. When we talk at heightened levels of global human rights or 2 meg USC, there are many people in the UK who just find if very hard to simply connect. Even Lily Allen tweeted last week to complain about her connection.
We are in danger of widenning the digital divide if we don’t consider providing simpler broadband. It may be worth looking a nurse’s recent blog (at http://www.finerfamily.com). I am sure there are many other “normal” people like her who are facing basic broadband difficulties.

By: claireatwaves

claireatwaves — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:04:43 +0000

By Rhodri Marsden:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/rhodri-marsden-does-internet-access-qualify-as-a-basic-human-right-1914797.html

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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:09:50 +0000

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By: cyberdoyle

cyberdoyle — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:37:46 +0000

access to the utility known as broadband is essential if we are to compete in the global village. Digitalbritain is lagging behind and is likely to become a third world country very soon. a 2 meg USC isn’t much good when korea is on a gig. We need ubiquitous access, which means we have to get fibre out to the rural areas and get rid of the stupid valuations office plan to tax lit fibre – it costs too much to get it back to the rurals. The alternative would be to break into the fibre as it passes through the rural areas? However it is done it has to be done soon…
chris