Don't Terminate People's Internet Connections

Re:Don't Terminate People's Internet Connections by z3t4 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:35AM (#22602618)

In this time and age I think an internet connection is a human right. There should be free internet access, although limited bandwidth, for those who cannot afford it.

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Re:Don't Terminate People's Internet Connections by mcalus3 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:57AM (#22603021)

In first world countries it is. In Poland since 2009: http://www.prepaid-wireless-internet-access.com/page/Poland+...

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Re:Don't Terminate People's Internet Connections by ge0rg on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @06:10AM (#22603415)

Not universally. In Germany, there is only a federal decree guaranteeing 56kbit/s modem speed, and this is not a human right but merely an obligation to the state telco.

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Re:Don't Terminate People's Internet Connections by chewz on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:30AM (#22603815)

In Poland Aero won its licence on preferential terms with obligation to provide free mobile internet for everyone who wants it.

It is limited and many people will rather choose commercial providers (faster, more flexible plans) but it is working and is free.

PS. Germany has toll-free highways, Polish are quite expensive..

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Re:Don't Terminate People's Internet Connections by clarry on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:08AM (#22602769)

I agree. The internet should be a bit like roads. Yeah sure, you can put up a toll road somewhere, but you can't generally block people from using the road network.

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