Internet communications services are a mechanical means for a Free-Net system, not a reason for existance. Free-Nets could not handle the load that would be placed upon them if they were to be available for full, open Internet access services. It is up to the commercial sector to invest in the necessary equipment and customer support staff to adequately supply paying customers with quality Internet communications service. At the beginning of the 20th Century, private booksellers cried foul when public libraries flourished and spread throughout the United States. Today, millions of people are literate and enjoy reading and have the skills necessary to be productive members of an industrialized society.
Private bookshops are more popular than ever and thrive despite the existance of public libraries.
In fact, one can notice in many areas that private bookshops locate themselves near public libraries. At the dawn of the 21st Century, some commercial Internet service providers cry unfair competition when a Free-Net provides the local community with access to computer mediated communications. This issue had to occur since the Internet was perceived as free while it was paid for by government funds. However, the Internet is now privately supported and users will have to pay as they go. However, Free-Nets should focus their limited resources on creating local content for their local community by giving local citizens the literacy skills in computers and networks so that local citizens can become information creators and disseminators as well as information recipients and users.