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Finland: Broadband Access Made Legal Right In Landmark Law
By admin on July 2, 2010 | Comments Off
Finland has just passed a law making access to broadband a legal right for Finnish citizens. When the law goes into effect in July 2010, every person in Finland, which has a population of around 5.3 million, will have the guaranteed right to a one-megabit broadband connection.
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First US Broadband Project Stimulus Payments MadeBy admin on December 20, 2009 | Comments Off
Vice President Joe Biden took the opportunity as the week before Christmas in order to serve up the first payments towards bettering America’s broadband infrastructure. A grand total of $7 billion will be spent on getting access to more individuals and upgrading our current networks…
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Obama Looks Down Under For Broadband PlanBy admin on October 28, 2009 | Comments Off
oranghutan writes “The Obama administration is looking to the southern hemisphere for tips on how to improve the broadband situation in the US. The key telco adviser to the president, Sarah Crawford, has met with Australian telco analysts recently to find out how the Aussies are rolling out their $40 billion+ national broadband network. It is also rumored that the Obama administration is looking to the Dutch and New Zealand situations for inspiration (more…)
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Can “flexible broadband pricing” fix the digital divide?By admin on September 3, 2009 | Comments Off
Two economists say that if consumers with the biggest taste for bandwidth don’t pay “a little more” for their appetite, it will take too long to bridge the digital divide.
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