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Willrich bookmarked on 2009-11-06 finland shifts broadband

"According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million citizens.

The agreement means that by July next year, telecommunications companies will be obliged to provide all Finnish residents with broadband lines that can run at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second.

Finland is already one of the world's most connected countries, with 96% of citizens online - but the communications minister, Suvi Linden, said that the mandate was necessary in order to improve the availability of internet in Finland's remote rural areas

In an announcement in September, Ms Linden committed to making 100Mb internet access - one hundred times faster than the connections mandated under the current law - available to all Finnish residents by 2015."

  • According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million citizens.
  • The agreement means that by July next year, telecommunications companies will be obliged to provide all Finnish residents with broadband lines that can run at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second.
  • Bringing high speed access to all would improve the quality of life in some of the country's most sparsely-populated regions, as well as boosting business and encouraging online banking, she added.
    • willrich
      Willrich on 2009-11-20
      I think broadband should be a right for everyone.

This link has been bookmarked by 10 people . It was first bookmarked on 14 Oct 2009, by someone privately.

  • 20 Nov 09
    jwatson14
    J Watson
    • According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in
      Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers
      to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million
      citizens.
      • J Watson

        J Watson on 2009-11-20

        lal09 wonder if it will happen in Alberta

  • 06 Nov 09
    willrich
    Will Richardson

    "According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million citizens.

    The agreement means that by July next year, telecommunications companies will be obliged to provide all Finnish residents with broadband lines that can run at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second.

    Finland is already one of the world's most connected countries, with 96% of citizens online - but the communications minister, Suvi Linden, said that the mandate was necessary in order to improve the availability of internet in Finland's remote rural areas

    In an announcement in September, Ms Linden committed to making 100Mb internet access - one hundred times faster than the connections mandated under the current law - available to all Finnish residents by 2015."

    finland shifts broadband

    • According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million citizens.
    • The agreement means that by July next year, telecommunications companies will be obliged to provide all Finnish residents with broadband lines that can run at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second.
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  • 02 Nov 09
    chingyuhui
    Yu-Hui Ching

    blog technology teaching Finland broadband access

  • 17 Oct 09
    vickys16
    Vicky Saumell

    guardian.co.uk internet access finland

  • naoyamakino
    Naoya Makino
    • The Finnish government has become the first in the world to make broadband internet access a legal right.
    • According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million citizens.
  • 15 Oct 09
    elhamalawy
    Hossam el-Hamalawy

    Internet Finland Law

    • According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million citizens.
    • The agreement means that by July next year, telecommunications companies will be obliged to provide all Finnish residents with broadband lines that can run at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second.
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    Amped Status

    The Finnish government has become the first in the world to make broadband internet access a legal right. According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million citizens. The agreement means that by July next year, telecommunications companies will be obliged to provide all Finnish residents with broadband lines that can run at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second.

  • web-evolution
    Takuya Homma

    Global Slide

    • The Finnish government has become the first in the world to make broadband internet access a legal right.
    • According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million citizens.
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    cristina costa