03011oam 22006252 450 991064749720332120240313171433.00-262-37297-50-262-37298-3(CKB)5680000000039182(MiAaPQ)EBC29673078(Au-PeEL)EBL29673078(OCoLC)1352969907(OCoLC)1312736190(OCoLC-P)1312736190(MaCbMITP)11281(EXLCZ)99568000000003918220220210d2022 uy 0engurcz#---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUniversal access and its asymmetries the untold story of the last 200 years /Harmeet Sawhney and Hamid R. Ekbia1st ed.Cambridge, Massachusetts :The MIT Press,[2022]1 online resource (237 pages) illustrationsInformation policy series0-262-54455-5 Print version: Sawhney, Harmeet Singh, 1960- Universal access and its asymmetries. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023] 9780262544559 (DLC) 2022006422 Includes bibliographical references and index.Postal system -- Education -- Electrification -- Telephony -- Public libraries -- Broadcasting -- Internet."The pandemic has raised awareness of the need for universal access to high speed internet service in the United States. This book shows us that the debate about internet access is but the latest chapter in a long history of debates about universal service in the United States. This book analyzes the history, costs, and benefits of providing universal access to technologies and services, including education, postal service, telephone service, electrification, public libraries, and Internet"--Provided by publisher.Information policy series.Untold story of the last two hundred yearsDigital divideUnited StatesHistoryPoorInformation servicesGovernment policyUnited StatesHistoryCommunity information servicesUnited StatesHistoryDiscrimination in municipal servicesUnited StatesHistoryPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & InternetTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / HistoryTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social AspectsDigital divideHistory.PoorInformation servicesGovernment policyHistory.Community information servicesHistory.Discrimination in municipal servicesHistory.303.48/33Sawhney Harmeet Singh1960-1277900Ekbia H. R(Hamid Reza),1955-OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910647497203321Universal access and its asymmetries3012233UNINA