Why Washington state needs public broadband [telecom]

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The internet is a necessity that can change lives, and the state has an opportunity to make it more widely accessible for everyone.

by Luke Baumgarten

Nothing has shaped my life - the person I am, the art and music I love, the cultures that I feel part of - more than the internet.

This might seem strange to those older than I and might seem pointlessly obvious to people younger than I, but I was exactly the right age at exactly the moment the world changed that I was changed right along with it.