Now… Right to High speed Internet Connectivity.
Yes, if you are in Finland that is part of your list of rights from next July. To begin with the Finnish government is starting with a 1mbps assured Internet connectivity to all households expect the 2000 odd homes which are too remote.
Come 2015 the Finnish goverment plans to have infrastructure ready for a 100mbps internet connection to every single person in the country. Now, this is one goverment that truly understands technology. With Finland setting an example we’re hoping more countries including India would follow suit to make plans to develop the Internet infrastructure even if it is a long term one.
Right now the average bandwidth for an Internet user in India is around 256-512 kbps, and this ‘high speed connectivity’ is available only in major cities and towns and the subscription plans usually has a pathetically small data transfer limit. And the higher bandwidth plans (upwards of 2mbps) are termed ‘business’ plans and priced out of reach for the residential users.
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