Administrator DKT27 Posted October 14, 2009 Administrator Share Posted October 14, 2009 Finland makes 1Mb broadband access a legal rightFinland's Ministry of Transport and Communications has made 1-megabit broadband Web access a legal right, YLE, the country's national broadcasting company, reported on Wednesday.According to the report, every person in Finland (a little over 5 million people, according to a 2009 estimate) will have the right of access to a 1Mb broadband connection starting in July. And they may ultimately gain the right to a 100Mb broadband connection.Just more than a year ago, Finland said it would make a 100Mb broadband connection a legal right by the end of 2015. Wednesday's announcement is considered an intermediate step.France, one of a few countries that has made Internet access a human right, did so earlier this year. France's Constitutional Council ruled that Internet access is a basic human right. That said, it stopped short of making "broadband access" a legal right. Finland says that it's the first country to make broadband access a legal right.But Finland's definition of "access" to broadband is a little fuzzy. According to the Helsinki Times when it reported the 100Mb target last year, the Finnish government said that no household "would be farther than 2 kilometers from a connection capable of delivering broadband Internet with a capacity of at least 100 megabits of data a second." It did say, though, that "about 2,000 (households) in far-flung corners of the country" wouldn't be included. Ostensibly, Finland plans to keep that same distribution when its 1Mb broadband access is implemented.Finland has long been a tech-industry leader that has done a fine job investing in technology, more than many of its European counterparts. It's also home to Nokia, among other tech firms. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Hmmm won't be so great unless they also make the owning of a computer a right as well. Cable TV with all the premium channels should be a right too. Also, X-Boxes and energy drinks. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 15, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted October 15, 2009 And right to watch ****. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Which is which, 1Mb or 100Mb :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 15, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted October 15, 2009 Seems 1Mb as a start and it will be extended to 100Mb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 100Mb? You can download movies as fast as lightning :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 15, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted October 15, 2009 Speed of lightning = 93,000 miles per second. Internet speed = 100Mega bits per second. Nah not as fast as lightning. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 @DKT27:I'm just making a figure of speech :bag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HATE9X Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 my home country.. B) Suomi Finland Perkele! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 16, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted October 16, 2009 But your profile says you are from a pirate country, you liar. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HATE9X Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 But your profile says you are from a pirate country, you liar. :Pi live in a different country atm.. and it's a pirate country yarr! :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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