Finland First to Make Broadband a Legal Right

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That's right, you heard me. YLE reports that starting next July, every person in Finland will have the right to a one-megabit broadband connection. What's that? Do I hear some scoffing at the idea of a one-megabit connection? Well how about this, YLE goes on to say that the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications are guaranteeing that by 2015, this will be upped to a 100-megabit connection.

With a population of 5.5 million, Finland is the first but definitely won't be the last. Other European countries are expected to follow suit soon, including the United Kingdom.

Imagine being legally entitled to 100-megabit internet … Man, now would that be awesome or what? Now stop imagining, this is America, not Finland.

Source : Tom's Hardware US

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That's nice.

[Ban Hammer 14,300]

people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

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people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Here's how BusinessWeek put it:

The move could pave the way for other countries to start looking at broadband as its citizens’ inalienable legal right, akin to freedom of speech and freedom of movement. That makes a lot of sense: Most of us can no longer perform our work duties, do homework or communicate with friends without having access to the Internet. Many Web-based communications and video services, such as Skype, require a broadband connection to work. People need broadband connections to live normal lives, as Finland is the first nation to acknowledge.

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people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Like guns?

[Peikko 1,575]

Do you know any Finns A.J? I do

[Ban Hammer 14,300]

people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Like guns?

like broadband is mentioned in the constitution?

people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Here's how BusinessWeek put it:

The move could pave the way for other countries to start looking at broadband as its citizens’ inalienable legal right, akin to freedom of speech and freedom of movement. That makes a lot of sense: Most of us can no longer perform our work duties, do homework or communicate with friends without having access to the Internet. Many Web-based communications and video services, such as Skype, require a broadband connection to work. People need broadband connections to live normal lives, as Finland is the first nation to acknowledge.

defending your time on vj while at work?

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Do you know any Finns A.J? I do

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[Peikko 1,575]

They are not like you and me A.J.

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people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Like guns?

like broadband is mentioned in the constitution?

Maybe it's in the Finnish constitution?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Like guns?

like broadband is mentioned in the constitution?

Good thing the Constitution was written after the advent of the firearm, no?

Funny thing, how something as fundamental as rights are a function of when the Constitution was written

They are not like you and me A.J.

Ok.

[Ban Hammer 14,300]

people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Like guns?

like broadband is mentioned in the constitution?

Maybe it's in the Finnish constitution?

go read it and report back to us.

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Funny thing, how something as fundamental as rights are a function of when the Constitution was written

That's why we have an amending formula. So we can add (or subtract) rights later in time.

Like -- subtracting the right to get your booze on.

And then, adding that right back in again, so you can go out and get your booze on.

people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Like guns?

like broadband is mentioned in the constitution?

Maybe it's in the Finnish constitution?

go read it and report back to us.

My Finnish is not so good. My Swedish is much better.

[Ban Hammer 14,300]

people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Like guns?

like broadband is mentioned in the constitution?

Good thing the Constitution was written after the advent of the firearm, no?

and before the invention of nuclear weapons, eh?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

people sure come up with some silly ideas about what they have a right to.

Like guns?

like broadband is mentioned in the constitution?

Good thing the Constitution was written after the advent of the firearm, no?

and before the invention of nuclear weapons, eh?

What a shame, they missed the chance to stick the suitcase nuke into the Second Amendment.