Ben Scott
Ben Scott
Benjamin James Matthew Scottwas an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Isleworth, Middlesex...
ProfessionReality Star
Date of Birth1 June 1986
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These pricing schemes are simply poorly disguised discrimination. Requiring Internet companies to pay for high-speed access to the Internet when they're already charging consumers for the same service means consumers will ultimately pay twice.
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Increasingly, city officials view broadband in the 21st century the same way they viewed electricity 100 years ago and telephone service 50 years ago. It's falling into the category of a necessary and essential social service.
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Cities see this as a way to spur economic growth: on the one hand to put tools in the hands of the underprivileged and give them a leg up, and on the other to provide incentives to small businesses to locate in these cities and to expand their operations.
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What we have here is no less than the future of the Internet as we know it.