Universal Access and Its Asymmetries The Untold Story of the Last 200 Years

• Main Author: Sawhney, Harmeet (auth)
• Other Authors: Ekbia, Hamid R. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2022
• Series: Information Policy
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; Impact of science & technology on society; universal access; universal service; digital divide; connectivity; social inclusion
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

A framework for understanding the totality of costs and benefits of universal access that will foster honest appraisal and guide the development of good policies. Universal access-the idea that certain technologies and services should be extended to all regardless of geography or ability to pay-evok...