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1Mb Broadband Access Becomes Legal Right In Finland

Posted by samzenpus on from the give-me-broadband-or-give-me-death dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Starting next July, every person in Finland will have the right to a one-megabit broadband connection, according to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Finland is the world's first country to create laws guaranteeing broadband access. The Finnish people are also legally guaranteed a 100Mb broadband connection by the end of 2015."

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  1. Re:Wow. by imamac · · Score: 1, Troll

    People have a "right" to anything they want. Didn't you know that?

  2. Re:Bastards! by timmarhy · · Score: 2, Troll
    I'd be pissed off if my internet bill went up because some idiot living in a cabin in the middle of no where demands 100mbit internet.

    even for esstentials like power and water, i think if you choose to live in the middle of no where, your on your own.

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  3. Libertarianism? by DesScorp · · Score: 1, Troll

    But until the libertarian dream is realized (at least as much wishful thinking as marxist socialism) I'll take public welfare over corporate welfare any day :)

    When did the work ethic and plain, simple personal responsibility become libertarian utopianism?

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