Is Internet Access a Fundamental Human Right? You Betcha!

This administrations commitment to expand broadband internet access for all people is akin to providing every child a free public education. There are more than 11 trillion pages of knowledge available on the web and it is growing at a rate of more than 200 million pages per month. Google is close to posting every book ever published online which means for the first time in world history anyone with an internet connection will have access to all of the world published knowledge. In addition, the global marketplace the internet facilitates makes it possible for anyone to create and sell products or services anywhere in the world. There are many other arguments that can made about making internet access a fundamental human right, but I believe education and economics are simply the most powerful. Your thoughts?