German Parliament favors the right to high speed Internet
The measure will give residents of the country the right to demand better fixed network connections
The lower house of the German Parliament, the Bundestag, today approved a bill that will give residents of the country the right to demand better fixed-line Internet connections from mid-2022.
The measure, which won the votes of the coalition of the conservative CDU / CSU alliance and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has yet to be approved by the Upper House (Bundesrat).
According to the bill, minimum specifications will be established for the unloading and loading of material, as well as the response time. However, the actual specifications still need to be calculated.
For downloads, we speak of 30 megabits (Mbit) per second as a reference, but the actual binding level is likely to be less than 20 Mbit. It is expected to increase over the years.
The right to a fast Internet is especially important for the inhabitants of some rural areas and the periphery of cities, where up to now the deployment of networks has been very poor.
Source: dpa
