National Broadband Access

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday June 19, 2001 @10:59AM from the can-I-get-DSL-in-my-igloo? dept.

InterlockingP writes: "The Canadian government, after promising high-speed internet access for every community in the country by 2004, has concluded a report on the cost of implementing such a scheme. The total cost, from $1.85 billion to $4.5 billion ($CAN), would be shared by all levels of government and the private sector. Has any other country even addressed this issue yet? It looks like Canada is leading the way (again) with increasing availability of cheap internet access for all to enjoy. The story is covered in the Toronto Star and in The Globe and Mail."

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Government Funded Internet Access? by Louis+Savain · 2001-06-19 07:07 · Score: 5

It looks like Canada is leading the way (again) with increasing availability of cheap internet access for all to enjoy.

Maybe internet access should be entirely funded by the government just like public roads and highways. After all, it is called the information superhighway. Besides, society benefits as a whole from increased communication.