Topic summary
Broadband internet access
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Broadband.
Overview
Since 1999, broadband Internet access has been a factor in public policy. In that year, at the World Trade Organization Biannual Conference called "Financial Solutions to Digital Divide" in Seattle, the term "Meaningful Broadband" was introduced to the world leaders, leading to the activation of a movement to close the digital divide. Fundamental aspects of this movement are to suggest that the equitable distribution of broadband is a fundamental human right.