Fast Broadband To Be Classed a Fundamental Right in the UK (bbc.com)

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 7, 2015 @07:12PM from the don't-want-to-risk-another-rebellion dept.

Mark Wilson writes: Every home and business in the UK will have access to "fast broadband" by 2020. This is the latest pledge from Prime Minister David Cameron, who said access to the internet "should be a right." At the moment, 83% of homes and businesses in Britain have access to broadband connections 24Mbps and faster. By 2017, this is expected to rise to 95%. The latest plan is directed at the "last 5 percent" — such as people in remote areas — and will oblige broadband providers to supply at least 10Mbps broadband to anyone who demands it.

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Re:Fundamental right????? by FlyHelicopters · 2015-11-07 22:36 · Score: 0, Troll

Its the UK , there is not right to own and bear arms.
Yes there is, the UK government is simply oppressing the people and denying them their rights.
"Rights" aren't something given by a government, they are something we all have, simply by existing.