Access to the Internet: Is it a right or a privilege?

ACCESS TO THE INTERNET: IS IT A RIGHT OR A PRIVILEGE?
[SOURCE: Minneapolis Star Tribune, AUTHOR: John Reinan]
Imagine if the Internet were like cable TV. You pay $40 a month to Time Warner or Comcast, and you get a menu of 80 websites to visit. Want to go to a site devoted to Japanese anime cartoons? Sorry, that's not on the menu. Looking for that crazy blog about the history of matchbook covers? No longer available -- or so slow to load it's not worth your while. That scenario could become real, some Internet mavens say, unless Congress acts quickly to preserve freedom of the Web. A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has opened the door to greater corporate control of the Internet, and big business is ready to walk through it.
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