I know this is an unpopular stance to take on this list, but what the hey--so are most of my postings.
I actually would say this makes economic sense. If we think it is worthwhile to spend thousands of dollars per child per year to provide them an education (yeah, blatant socialism, I know), then a few hundred dollars a year, if that, per household for Internet is a bargain. -Clint Ricker On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Jayson Baker <[email protected]>wrote: > My thoughts exactly. A human right. Duh? > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Josh Luthman > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Seriously my brain hurts that is so dumb. > > > > A human right? > > > > Josh Luthman > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > 1100 Wayne St > > Suite 1337 > > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however > > improbable, must be the truth." > > --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Jack Unger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your post Dave. I didn't know this was going on. > > > > > > David Hulsebus wrote: > > > > FYI > > > > > > > > From SANS Newsbites Vol. 11 Num. 82 : Broadband Internet Access > Deemed > > > > a Legal Right > > > > > > > > --Finland Declares 1Mb Broadband Access a Legal Right > > > > (October 14 & 15, 2009) > > > > The Finnish government has enacted a law making 1Mb broadband > Internet > > > > access a legal right. The law will take effect in July 2010. The > > > > country may eventually guarantee its citizens the right to 100Mb > > > > broadband connections. Finland's Transport and Communications > Ministry > > > > spokesperson Laura Vikkonen was quoted as saying that "We think [the > > > > Internet is] something you cannot live without in modern society. > Like > > > > banking services or water or electricity, you need an Internet > > > > connection." Earlier this year, France declared Internet access to > be > > > > a human right. > > > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10374831-2.html > > > > > > > > > > http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2009/10/15/finland-makes-broadband-internet-a-legal-right.aspx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dave Hulsebus > > > > Portative Technologies, LLC > > > > www.portative.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. > > > Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" > > > Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 > > > www.ask-wi.com 818-227-4220 [email protected] > > > > > > Sent from my Pizzicato PluckString... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
