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Should the Internet Be a Public Utility?
“If water and electricity are essential, why not this?”
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Should the Internet Be a Public Utility?

Water comes through public pipes. Electricity flows through regulated grids. Roads are public infrastructure. Should internet access be treated the same way—as essential public infrastructure rather than a commercial service sold by private companies?

The Utility Argument

Proponents of treating internet as a public utility argue:

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