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As an economic enabler, universal Internet access for all in a country is very important. To be practical, Internet connections must be permanent - after all, when available but unused they need take no resources apart from the local wire. The time taken to dial up over a telephone line makes many uses of the internet - such as checking the weather, or ordering a turkey, prohibitively bothersome. Regulatory systems and charging which support the status quo in which the telephone system is used to dial every time the internet is used hobble a country's ability to use the network - it is a bit like asking a motor vehicle to be preceded by a man carrying a red flag. It is forcing the new technology to operate in the mode of the old technology.And Tim offered some advice: Can I suggest replacing all the menu-linked 'here' in http://www.unmetered.org.uk/news/ with noun phrases or titles. For 'See _here_ for more' put 'See _further notes_' or something. 'Click here ...' is terrible web style. |
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