Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Bringing the Poor online

The Internet is a boon to everyone who uses it yet there are still many who dont have access to it, namely the poor. Cell phone internet service and laptops are available but they still can be very costly additionally data plans needed for internet access on phones can also be costly to someone living on minimum wage. The article says that unfortunately since it is not very economically advantageous to connect the poor so few companies will probably try to make Internet available for the poor since the cost of doing so would be big. I purpose that instead of making people pay for it businesses sponsor the building of such infrastructure. This would be beneficial to them because it would allow for advertising and provide a window to allow for the creation of businesses by poorer people.

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