Bad analogy. Here you are building your house relaying on services you cannot provide yourself (Water supply, electricity),
You could at least feel a bit betrayed.
You could at least feel a bit betrayed.
Sadly, people riot and fight over much less than the loss of an API... just wait until black friday or some team wins or loses a game.
In Italy, these services must be provided by law. Even small mountain towns where it's not profitable to provide the service must be covered. I'd be very surprised if this wasn't the case in any first world country.
In the US, required coverage mandates are up to individual states to set and varies.