Finland Says 1Mb Broadband Access Is A Legal Right

Courtesy Techdirt  Wed, 10/14/2009 - 20:30

While the US is still struggling to figure out how to define broadband and where it's even available, Finland has decided that 1Mb broadband access should now be considered a legal right , with plans to boost that to 100Mb by the end of 2015.

There do appear to be some exceptions for remote households, but if I were living in Finland right now, instead of the heart of Silicon Valley, my "legal rights" would be denied.

While I'm...

Tags:

 

More related items

Will A Fear Of Going Public End The Innovation Boom?
We've seen similar articles a few times in the past, but the NY Times has yet another story about how startup execs are less interested in going public than in the past, and suggests two key...

Rob Allen's Blog: Determining if a ZF view helper...
Rob Allen has a quick new post for you Zend Framework users out there on how to detect if a view helper even exists before you try to use it. If you need to know whether a view helper...

Song Parodies Google Wars and Crunchpad Debacle...
In further proof that Techcrunch founder Mike Arrington has a sense of humor, we present The Richter Scales' "In the Valley" a ballad to the tune of "At the Copacabana" making light of the...

HP W1907 19-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor
With a resolution of 1440 x 900 and wide workspace, you can watch videos, edit photos, surf the net or play games with the HP W1907. Its wide aspect ratio and fast response time bring work...

NZXT ACC-NT-CRYO-S 120MM Aluminum Notebook Cooler...
CRYO LX SILVER - ALUMINUM COOLER FOR POWER NOTEBOOKS


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
computer-internet.marc8.com