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glaze
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Finland makes 1Mb broadband access a legal right (...
Providing sub-1M connection doesn't put anyone's life into danger, like selling poisoned food etc., so there's no reason to regulate it.
AlisdairO
on May 13, 2012
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Most societies regulate an enormous number of things that aren't life threatening, in the hope of providing a better life for their citizens.
glaze
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Yeah, better life for some group of people in exchange for worse life for others.
AlisdairO
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Yes, often true. It's up to the society to decide whether that exchange is a good one or not.
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