| During times of economic hardships people have | | | | way, this would put them at a disadvantage with |
| to take a step back and evaluate their | | | | the other children who have internet in their |
| expenditures, trimming the fat where it does not | | | | homes. While satellite broadband can be a bit on |
| need to be. For some individuals this is a fairly | | | | the pricey side sometimes, it is a good |
| easy process, they simply cut out or at least | | | | investment in a child's education as well as an |
| down on luxury items like designer clothes and | | | | adult's understanding of what is going on in the |
| fancy dinners at a restaurant. For other people, | | | | world. |
| cutting back spending might entail getting rid of | | | | One of the biggest factors to consider is how |
| some seemingly essential items and trying to | | | | frequently an individual uses the internet. They are |
| choose the lesser of two evils. Satellite internet | | | | paying for the broadband connection whether or |
| can reasonably fall into this category for rural | | | | not they are online so it would only make sense |
| users that utilize satellites in order to connect to | | | | to continue paying for the service if it is used with |
| the rest of the world. | | | | great frequency. If internet access is a forgotten |
| While most people in big cities and towns might | | | | part of the household expenses and is hardly used |
| argue that internet access is a necessary part of | | | | then it would be a wise decision to stop paying |
| life, people who are struggling to make ends meet | | | | for the service. Satellite internet provides many |
| could offer a very legitimate rational for why | | | | opportunities for learning and exploring from the |
| internet access could be cut from the budget. If a | | | | comfort of the home, but in an economic crunch |
| family is struggling to keep their lights on then | | | | people must prioritize their expenses to see what |
| having satellite internet is not reasonable and they | | | | it truly important and what is not so pressing. |
| should cut it out of their expenditures. For other | | | | For people who are not in a dire financial situation, |
| people however, they should really take a | | | | maintaining internet access would be a good |
| moment to consider the implications of not having | | | | move. Beyond the educational aspect of the |
| internet access. | | | | internet, the opportunity for economic growth |
| Taking the internet out of one's home leaves | | | | also exists. The networking capabilities and |
| them completely unconnected to the outside | | | | business information that the internet provides are |
| world except for perhaps a telephone line and a | | | | invaluable assets to any company, whether it is |
| daily newspaper. Communication between loved | | | | big or small, in a big city or way out in the |
| ones and open access to all kinds of information | | | | country. These are the other considerations a |
| would be lost. The loss of information would be | | | | person must weigh when making the financial |
| especially hard on families that have children in | | | | decision to keep their satellite internet access or |
| school. While kids could of course go back to using | | | | not. |
| books and finding information the old fashioned | | | | |