Broadband Officially a Legal Right in Finland

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A national-wide law was recently passed in Finland, containing the national mandate that every telecommunication companies is required to provide at least 1mbps internet speed to every Finnish. The law states that access to the internet is not a privilege anymore, it has now elevated itself as part of human rights.

Every Finnish has the right to a broadband access of at least 1mbps, and by 2015, the government aims to increase this to 100mbs.

Currently, Finland has more than 90% of its population connected to the internet, and some 4,000-5,000 homes still needing internet connection.

Commenting on the recently passed law, Finland's communication minister Suvi Linden explained the idea behind it: "We considered the role of the internet in Finns everyday life. Internet services are no longer just for entertainment."

"Finland has worked hard to develop an information society and a couple of years ago we realised not everyone had access," she added.

I don't know how Finland will deal with illegal file-sharers and downloaders. These people now have 24/7 access to the internet and their activities will surely increase. However, Finland has one of the lowest recorded incidence of illegal file sharing and so I guess this isn't really a real problem. But in the UK, these web activities are rampant. Perhaps the reason why they aborted the same plan on legalizing broadband access with at least 2mbs per British by 2012.

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