IELTS essay - Some people have benefited from modern communications technology, but some people have not benefited from it at all. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Modern communication technology has developed beyond imagination. We have the cell phones, the Internet and the satellite TV as few of the examples of modern communication technology. I disagree that it has not benefited some people. I believe that some form of modern communication technology has touched the lives of every person on Earth. In the following paragraphs I shall put forth arguments to support my views.

The most pervasive of all communication technologies is the TV. Television has come a long way since the black and white box that Philo Farnsworth invented in 1927. Modern technology has changed the television into a magic box. The satellite TV of today broadcasts programmes from all over the globe. Not only that, television has become ubiquitous today. There is hardly any household which does not own at least one TV. It has reached the remotest places and people of all age groups enjoy it. Therefore we can say everyone has benefited from it.

 Next, we can take the example of the cell phone. Today, cell phone can be seen in the hands of every Tom, Dick and Harry. Because of the connectivity it offers, even the elderly, who were supposed to be technophobes, have started using the cell phone. Today, everyone is connected to their kith and kin at any time of the day and night and from any corner of the Earth. Even in times of network failure, text messages can always be sent. There is no doubt that the latest 3G and 4G enabled phones are still used by a small minority because of their cost factor but the simplest ones are available at throwaway prices and within the reach of the common man.

Talking about the internet, there is no doubt that it still has to touch the lives of many, still it is fast catching up with the other means of communication technology. Even the developing and underdeveloped countries have started realizing its importance and have started providing this technology to their inhabitants so that they can catch up with the rest of the world.

To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, there is hardly any person nowadays who is not touched by the modern communication technology in some form or the other. It may appear that few people are untouched by this technology but directly or indirectly it has benefited every person on Earth.