Similarly, as more and more people use the Internet for data intensive transactions like the Web, ftp, and go beyond mere e-mail, and as more school kids start to use the Net via state wide programs, we will see in the next year or two, a rapid increase of heavy users of the Net. However, it is unknown if the infrastructure is ready to handle such a load. Many historians have said that the industrial age began in Ohio. However, what some people are seeing in Ohio may be happening elsewhere. In Ohio, hundreds of thousands of K-12 students will be accessing the Internet during the next few years.
More access is absolutely necessary.
Although the Cuyahoga is now clean, the history of the Industrial Age as reflected by the Cuyahoga provides some lessons to be learned about access to the Internet and the results of such use. If we can look to our history, perhaps we will be better prepared to deal with defining and solving our problems regarding access to the Internet. Also, solutions to the problems presented by the issues of access must include regular and substantive collaboration and planning between users and service providers. How various AUPs mesh with regard to access will depend on collaboration and cooperation between systems. However, cost of handling load, changes in Net culture, and other factors, will impact the amount of productive cooperation and collaboration.