How did we get so there is phone service in rural areas? Did the government force the phone industry to lay lines to rural areas?
We live 3 miles from DSL capability. Dish is the only option, and data is very expensive. Netflix, for instance, will never be an option for us if we want to be able to eat or drive a car.
Service is patchy. For instance, I cannot download Windows 10 because the internet is never connected long enough in one shot for it to download without disconnecting. I think I’ve tried 7 or 8 times.
Sometimes the weather makes trouble, which has created some problems for my daughter who needs internet for homework.
And our phone service isn’t great either. Often the landline just says, “Your call did not go through. Try again”. And we live in a valley so cellphone calls drop a lot. If we had to dial 911 for an emergency it would be iffy as to whether the call would ever get there.
Is that a human right, to be able to access 911? I don’t know; maybe somebody can tell me.
Just as well :)