The Argentina's San Luis province intends to become the first state in the world to ensure the population's right to free access to broadband Internet, according to a draft sent to the Legislature.
The bill proposed by the governor of San Luis, Alberto Rodriguez Saa, aims to "safeguard the rights and guarantees" in the provincial constitution for the whole population "and maintain, promote and ensure digital inclusion," the text the initiative.
"Spending that requires recognizing the right (...) be assigned to the agency's annual budget that has charge of the operation, management and maintenance of the Information Highway," he says.
The project was released by the University of La Punta, a town near San Luis, capital of the province, where it carries out an ambitious plan for "digital inclusion" for the 420,000 inhabitants of that state.
When the Legislature, the government majority, enacted the law that guarantees free access to the internet "we can say that the Digital Inclusion is a right become a reality in San Luis", said in a statement.
He noted that San Luis is a pioneer in the world in view of far Finland has declared access to broadband Internet a "fundamental right" since July, but not under free condition.
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