Internet for eeeeveryone!

Dowly · 10-15-09, 11:14 AM

This is certainly a good news for us Finns who dont live in or around the capital.

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Starting next July, every person in Finland will have the right to a one-megabit broadband connection, says the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Finland is the world's first country to create laws guaranteeing broadband access.

And even better:

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The government had already decided to make a 100 Mb broadband connection a legal right by the end of 2015. On Wednesday, the Ministry announced the new goal as an intermediary step.

Source: http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/10/1...t_1080940.html

August · 10-15-09, 11:17 AM

That is pretty cool.

10-15-09, 11:32 AM

BRB moving in with Dowly.

SteamWake · 10-15-09, 11:41 AM

Who is gonna pay for the infrastructure?

Task Force · 10-15-09, 11:42 AM

Aww... I wish they would do that here.

Shearwater · 10-15-09, 11:59 AM

Pretty cool ... But doesn't Finland have some very remote areas? Considering that my folks back home pay a ludicrously high price for their DSL light, I might convince them to emigrate

Dowly · 10-15-09, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Who is gonna pay for the infrastructure?

I believe it will be an joint effort between the government and the ISP's they select.

SteamWake · 10-15-09, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

I believe it will be an joint effort between the government and the ISP's they select.

In other words you the consumer through taxes and fees.

10-15-09, 11:17 AM	#2
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10-15-09, 11:42 AM	#5
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Aww... I wish they would do that here. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-15-09, 11:32 AM	#3
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	BRB moving in with Dowly.

10-15-09, 11:59 AM	#6
Shearwater Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: SUBSIM Radio Room (kinda obvious, isn't it) Posts: 542 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Pretty cool ... But doesn't Finland have some very remote areas? Considering that my folks back home pay a ludicrously high price for their DSL light, I might convince them to emigrate