From Yahoo: In an attempt to boost its stalled economy, the hurricane-ravaged city of New Orleans is starting the nation's first free wireless Internet network owned and run by a major city.
This is wonderful news, but it doesn't address a related problem: to make use of the Internet, even if it is free, you need a computer; my guess is that the differences between the "haves" and the "have-nots" will only be exacerbated by this. Because if you can afford a computer, do you need to have the city pay for your access? And if you can't afford a computer, does it matter if the Internet is available for free?
So I'm all for the Internet being free, but let's not forget to get those poor kids some books and food.
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1 comment:
yeah...I'm really biting my tongue here LOL...free internet...funny how buses weren't always free in the evacuation.
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