Faster Broadband Declared Essential For Survival
Kerry
It’s official, internet access has been dubbed as important as utility services such as water and electricity. Just as a certain breakdown recovery company became the 4th emergency service, broadband access is now essential for survival according to 73 per cent of UK residents. This may seem a little farfetched to believe, after all how can the need to tweet be as important as having running water? It is certainly something that people in developing countries would find hard to understand.
Apparently it is the way that our society is using the internet that has fuelled the importance of having high speed broadband in the home. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to apply for a job, pay bills, buy reasonably priced goods or find services without the use of the internet. This is why the government have pledged to provide high speed broadband to every household in the country by 2012. It seems that the general public believe access to the internet should be subsidised by the Government as access should be a right, much the same as access to clean water.
However, when questioned, the majority of the people admitted that their main use of the internet revolved around entertainment services and social networking sites. The demand for higher speeds may have more to do with the desire to download films, music and television programmes and less to do with keeping a roof over their heads. Although there is no denying that the need for internet access will become ever more important, maybe we should save a thought for those who really are fighting for survival.
Posted on: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 8:20 am 
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