Broadband a 'legal right'

芬蘭立法讓公民享寬帶

Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for every citizen, CNN reported. Starting in July, telecommunication companies in Finland are required to provide all 5.2m citizens with an Internet connection that runs at speeds of at least 1Mbps, according to a law passed in October 2009. Finland has vowed to connect everyone to a 100Mbps connection by 2015.

據美國有線電視新聞網報道，芬蘭成為全球首個通過立法保證寬帶接入為公民權利的國家。根據去年10月通過的一項法律，1日起，芬蘭的電信運營商必須向所有520萬公民提供速度至少為1Mbps的寬帶連接。芬蘭政府的目標是，到2015年年底前，要讓每個芬蘭人享有100Mbps速度的寬帶接入。

*以上新聞由ChinaDaily雙語手機報提供