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The UK government will introduce a "universal service obligation" for broadband that guarantees all UK residents have the legal right to an "affordable" connection, the PM has pledged. By 2020, it's promised that residents will be able to request a connection of at least 10Mbps, and an ISP will have to connect them, no matter where in the country they live or work.
"Access to the internet shouldn't be a luxury, it should be a right—absolutely fundamental to life in 21st Century Britain," said David Cameron. "Just as our forebears effectively brought gas, electricity and water to all, we're going to bring fast broadband to every home and business that wants it."
The creation of a "universal service obligation" for broadband would put Internet access on the same essentials list as water, electricity, and gas, effectively making it a fundamental right for UK residents. The government will hold a consultation on how to achieve its lofty broadband goals in early 2016.
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