Finland sets international broadband standard

The Finnish government passed legislation that guarantees every person in the country will have the right to broadband access, starting in July 2010.

Finland is the first country to guarantee access to broadband Internet.

Next summer, every person will have the right to a one-megabit connection. By the end of 2015 the guarantee increases to 100 mbps.

Clearly, the United States has much work to do to catch up to the rest of the world. Fortunately, we are moving forward as the Federal Communications Commission prepares a National Broadband Plan due to Congress in February of next year.

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