In the March 29 issue of InformationWeek its editor in chief Rob Preston argues that our broadband policy is wrong as a country and we should let the marketplace rather than government mandates help expand broadband. He says that our marketplace has made us number 3 in broadband readiness and that other countries where the government has taken a role are not doing well.
Do go and get high speed internet because it is deductible in the means test as a telecommunications expense. Anything above basic phone service that is necessary for you or your family’s health or welfare is deductible. Broadband is important to use for job search and dial up internet is too slow for most uses these days. Additionally with dial up only one computer can be on the internet at the same time. If you get a wireless router for about forty dollars then you and your spouse can be working on job searching on two different computers while your kids are doing there homework from school online on theirs all at the same time. Become part of the 21st Century telecommunications revolution and deduct it on the means test.
