Just like a good road, high speed broadband allows you to travel faster and gives your the ability to do a lot more. You can already call someone via the internet using the VoIP or Voice over IP services, get television services, download or watch movies, and video conference anywhere in the world, but the technology is also allowing for some amazing progress, especially in the medical world and education.
For instance, surgeons around the world can now oversee operations as they happen, working with the actual surgeon and looking inside the patient as the operation unfolds, guiding them through the procedure. It means their expertise can benefit patients they will never meet, and often they may not even be in the same county.
It also means if you need to talk to your boss or they need to...