@Clement. I meant, is telephone a basic right?? On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Calvin Omari <calvinebarongo@gmail.com>wrote:

is telephone a basic need?

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Clement Ongera <cnongera@gmail.com>wrote:

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Hello All,

Just a simple question : Should the internet be a basic right?

-- Many Thanks.

Regards, Clement Ongera.

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Finland - 1Mbps (at least) France - Internet access is a basic right, but does not touch on whether it should be broadband. I think the more interesting question, certainly from a technical perspective, is, how do we make Internet access as pervasive as air? There is a world of research to be done in this space; and money to be made.

When right to information (the internet is just a medium) isnt a basic right, its frivolous to expect internet as a basic right.

I refer you to Article 19 in the UDHR Article 19. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.