Response: "Where the Cloud Rises From the Sea" by Ingrid Burrington

 Area 1:

In the article " Where the Cloud Rises From the Sea" by Ingrid Burrington mentions cable networks rising from the sea into a selective few homes. At first glance cables' housing network and the ability to connect from other countries seems untenable or nonexisting. Piquing interest to see the sight of technological advances and opening opportunities to smaller communities to connect to the outside world. However, Burrington suggests that is not the case because larger companies like AT&T are looking to connect smaller urban towns, communities, they are looking for major buyers or existing clients to have easy access to information or data. Companies complete cable networks and only promise minimum coverage. combating bigger corporations smaller ISPs link themselves to these communities to provide data, information, and connection. She raises the question that only smaller wireless ISPs are willing to go to towns that are not exactly easiest terrain to get to. Sometimes one person in that single community knows how the internet works which puts a damper local business to survive. Some of these big companies like AT&T are willing to lay down these underwater cables but unwilling to help the smaller communities expand and grow is quite sad.

Area 2:

Ingrid Burrington suggests that companies like AT&T are willing to plant a seed of networks and only select a few places that have access to its information/data like schools. Schools that have sole access to the internet, converting assignments to online submission do not take into account. That some students are not lucky enough to have internet access. This article was written 5 years ago and it is still relevant today. Schools are forced to go online due to COVID and kids are forced to go online. Some or a community can not obtain it because they cannot afford or it or companies do not want to make that big step forward making things easier for learning. My aunt is a teacher at Toppenish Middle school, she spoke about the school places hotspots for students to come to class and do their homework but the parent has to sit with them for eight hours. The time that should be spent att work to provide for their family.