You have the right to broadband - in Finland

You have the right to broadband-in FinlandFinland, the land of reindeer and hockey, will soon be the land of broadband for all as well.  The Finnish government has made broadband internet action a right, not a privilege or a luxury, and says every citizen will be legally entitled to such a connection by July 2010. 

Initially, the connection will be 1 Mb but will be ramped up to 100 Mb by 2015.  This will make Finland the first country in the world to make broadband access a legal right for its citizens.  The move will hopefully move other countries to make similar laws.  France has gone so far as to declare internet action a basic human right but so far has not made it a law.