Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’: BBC World Service survey

March 07, 10 by David Goldstein

Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

The survey - of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries - found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide.

Countries such as Finland and Estonia have already ruled that access is a human right for their citizens.

To read this BBC News report in full, see: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8548190.stm

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