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Thriv’Able Thursday (II): The Internet as a Fundamental Right

Contributed by Rick DeVan on March 11, 2010 at 5:01 am ET

Resource: Most around the globe believe Web access is a ‘fundamental right’. Via LATimes.com

According to the BBC, which surveyed more than 27,000 adults, 79% of respondents said that they either strongly agree or agree that access to the Internet is a fundamental right for every person around the world.

Resource: The Internet in America: A YouTube Interview with the FCC. Via The Official Google Blog.

Access to the Internet has transformed almost every aspect of our economy and society. This is your chance to press the FCC on how the National Broadband Plan will work, and ask your questions about improving the Internet in America. We’re looking forward to seeing your questions and hearing what the Chairman has to say.

I believe it is entirely self-evident that access to information via the Internet is a fundamental right and equally self-evident that many people do not have it.

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