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Re:EU recognizes Internet access as a fundamental right, on ... by jjs on Sunday May 10, 2009 @06:05AM (#601987)
If I recall correctly, the EU's "right" to Internet Access was in response to France's "three strikes" cutoff law.

In other words, this is a right that prevents governments from cutting off an individual's access, not (and correct me if I'm wrong) any right to free state-paid Internet access.

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Re:EU recognizes Internet access as a fundamental right, on ... by johnnybgoode on Sunday May 10, 2009 @06:21AM (#601998)
I believe you are correct about the law, but I was responding more to the idea expressed in the title and in the article of recognizing internet access as a "fundamental" right "on par" with the right to free expression.
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