| A surprising study recently released by the U.S. | | | | people connect with each other via email and other |
| commerce department claims that almost 40 percent | | | | web based programs. In addition to that it is possible |
| of Americans do not have broadband internet access. | | | | to stop receiving your bills in the mail. Nearly all major |
| There are many reasons for this, but the current | | | | companies have websites that allow the subscriber to |
| administration wants to improve the broadband | | | | manage their accounts on the internet. The websites |
| coverage offered by cable and DSL providers. As | | | | are secure and password protected so the user can |
| everything takes time to be approved in Washington, | | | | be sure in knowing that only they will see their |
| those left without cable or DSL access can still | | | | statements and activity. |
| acquire broadband internet in the most rural corners. | | | | In addition to a decrease in standard mail, there is |
| Satellite internet is the latest technology and is not | | | | also a decrease in the use of personal checks as a |
| confined to access through cable or telephone | | | | form of payment. With the creation of the debit |
| networks. | | | | card, most people with a checking account from a |
| The ability to access the internet is essential for | | | | bank are given a card that works the same as a |
| staying up to date about both the news and the | | | | credit card. This allows people to shop online, pay |
| weather. The major news networks and large | | | | their bills, and even manage their bank accounts using |
| newspapers have their own websites which are | | | | the internet. |
| updated quite frequently. In addition to these national | | | | Instead of receiving your electric or telephone bills in |
| news providers nearly all the local affiliates of the | | | | the mail and switching to electronic payments people |
| major networks also have their own websites. The | | | | can save themselves a lot of time and trouble. The |
| network websites provide the latest breaking news | | | | customer just sets up an account on the company |
| to the users, and the local websites also provide the | | | | website and they will receive notification vie email |
| latest breaking regional and local news to the users. | | | | when a bill is posted or payment is received. There is |
| The news is essential to keeping the population well | | | | no longer the need to waste gas to drive to the |
| informed about important events that happen | | | | post office; the same thing can be accomplished in a |
| domestically and internationally. Broadband internet | | | | few minutes on the personal computer. |
| provides users without cable or satellite television | | | | Broadband internet access is needed to take |
| with access to all the latest and breaking news from | | | | advantage of the conveniences such as these that |
| the major news networks such as CNN and MSNBC. | | | | the internet offers. Broadband internet service is |
| It also provides basically free access to newspapers | | | | available from satellite internet services, so it is not |
| and magazines from around the world. Instead of | | | | necessary to wait until congress passes a bill. After |
| going out and buying a New York Times for 2 a | | | | the bill is passed it could be another couple of years |
| copy, a person with broadband internet can access it | | | | before all the upgrades take effect. Satellite internet |
| free of charge via their internet connection. | | | | can provide the same service now. |
| Paper mail is increasingly becoming obsolete. Most | | | | |