The Communications Act of 1934 stated, in part:
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It shall be the duty of every common carrier engaged in interstate or foreign communication by wire or radio to furnish such communication service upon reasonable request

This was in relation to wired telephones, obviously, but, yes, if a service becomes part of the national infrastructure, it should be mandated. The postal service has been that way for years, and health insurance, or some equivalent, has been that way for at least 50 years, probably longer.

So, yes; yes; a thousand times: yes!
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Bitt Faulk