I think companies that do allow such perks are going to be rethinking their policies, not because of censorship or even being authoritarian, simply because of security. Allowing employees unrestricted access to personal email and browsing greatly increases the threat to the internal network. Broadband access? Gee, I wish I had it too, but again, I don't think the idea that the workplace should provide what is in effect a luxury for our personal enjoyment bodes well for American competitiveness in a global economy. Given a choice of perks, I'd much rather have an hour home surfing at 56K than an hour of "work" with broadband. Employers would be better served by cutting back on work hours by the time that people aren't actually working. They'd cut out salaries paid for no productivity and the overhead, including subsidizing bandwidth.

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