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First Nation Makes Broadband Access a Legal Right

Posted July 01, 2010 9:41 AM

From CNN.com - Technology:

Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband internet access a legal right for all citizens. The legislation, which came into effect Thursday, forces telecom operators to provide a reasonably priced broadband connection with a downstream rate of at least one megabit per second (mbs) to every permanent residence and office, the Finnish government said in a statement.

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Re: First Nation Makes Broadband Access a Legal Right

07/02/2010 1:49 PM

That's about what we pay here for the same level of service except we don't have the government in everybody's knickers (as much, but wait a little, we're working on it).
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