Finland has made internet access a legal right, promising all citizens at least 1 Mbps of broadband access. By 2015, the goal is to guarantee 100 Mbps to all residents. More than 95% of Finns already have access to 95 Mbps or more. In contrast, 40% of US residents lack broadband access, while 30% have no access to the internet. Worldwide, 1.8 billion people use the internet, with African countries having the lowest proportion of users at just 9%.
Internet access is a legal right if you live in Finland. As of July 2010, the Finnish government has promised that all of its citizens will have access to at least one megabyte per second (Mbps) of broadband access. By 2015 he hopes to guarantee 100 Mbps to all residents.
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As of July 2010, estimates indicate that more than 95% of all residents of Finland have broadband access of 95 Mbps or more; it seems that their government can achieve its goal.
In a 2010 survey, 40 percent of US residents said they didn’t have access to broadband, and another 30 percent said they didn’t have any.
Worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people use the Internet in 2010, approximately 26% of the total world population. African countries have the lowest proportion of users, with just 9% of the population accessing the Internet, although this reflects a 1,810 percent increase since 2000.
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