Because every American
should have access
to broadband Internet.

The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.

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Blog posts tagged with 'Rights'

Thursday, July 01

A Right to Broadband

By Brad

Last October, officials in Finland announced it would decree that every citizen had a legal right to broadband. Today, the BBC reports, that decree became official.

Monday, March 08

A Fundamental Right

By Brad

A new poll conducted by BBC World Service asked participants whether the Internet should be a “fundamental right.” Perhaps not surprisingly, four out of five said yes.

Thursday, November 19

The Legal Right to Broadband

By Brad

Back in October, Finland became the first nation to declare broadband a legal right for every citizen.

Now Spain is joining in, with the the country’s industry minister declaring that starting in 2011 every citizen has a legal right to service of at least one megabyte per second.

Wednesday, October 14

A Legal Right

By Brad

Finland has become the first country in the world to decree access to broadband is a legal right for every citizen.

Monday, June 22

Passwords Kept Private in Bozeman

By Brad

Last week, news made the rounds that the city of Bozeman, Montana was requesting passwords to social networking sites from potential employees. This, naturally, led to complaints about privacy rights being violated.

What a difference a weekend—and a lot of Internet noise—makes. Today, the city announced that it will no longer require job applicants to cough up their passwords.

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