DIGITAL DIVIDE

9/22/2014

Access of high speed broadband internet is only a privilege and not a right to the people in the city based on the case study presented. Since there exist some disparities in those who have computers that can be used to access internet it is wise ensuring that access of the internet is shared equally to all the people and not high to certain people because of the internet resources such as computers and other tools that can access the internet. The rate of the internet either high or low depends on its availability and the nature of work the internet will be undertaking. This should be evaluated based on the necessity rather and a right. According to Mike Markkula and Vint Cerf, internet access is a privilege and not a right. The society we live in is able to access internet, but the rate of internet is not something that we are supposed to determine. Others need high speed internet because of the nature of the jobs they handle while others are okay with the low speed.

No. it not the role of the government to ensure there is equal access to the internet. It’s the role of the internet service providers to ensure that each individual gets the right position of the internet he/she pays for. Internet access is to not provide by the government, but the ISPs. The government only has the obligation of ensuring that internet fees are subsiding and offered at lower rates to allow more people to install internet broadband. Yes, it’s the obligation of the ISPs to ensure that the access of the internet is adequate to support equal social and economic opportunities to all subscribers. However, this depends on the availability of computers and economics support that could be offered by the government and the people as well.

References

Shanks, T. (n.d.) The Case of the Cyber City Network (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2013 from HYPERLINK “http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/cybercity.html” http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/cybercity.html