Friday, October 23, 2009

And we're discussing healthcare as a right... what about Internet access for all?

Finland Makes Broadband a Legal Right
1 Mbit by next July, 100 Mbit by 2015!

From networkworld.com article.

The Finnish government has done what no other nation has; it has made broadband Internet access a guaranteed legal right of its citizens. According to Finnish news site YLE, The Ministry of Transport and Communications says everyone in the country will be entitled to a guaranteed 1 Mbit connection by next July...