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Free was the third ISP in France to offer Internet access without a subscription or a surcharged phone number, on 26 April 1999. [10] Unlike its predecessors in the niche of access without subscription (World Online on 1999-04-01 and Freesurf [] on 1999-04-19), Free's offer was not restricted in time or number of subscribers.
In 2000, French courts demanded Yahoo! block Nazi material in the case LICRA vs. Yahoo. [6] In 2001, a U.S. District Court Judge held that Yahoo cannot be forced to comply with French laws against the expression of pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic views, because doing so would violate its right to free expression under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. [7]
The right to Internet access, also known as the right to broadband or freedom to connect, is the view that all people must be able to access the Internet in order to exercise and enjoy their rights to freedom of expression and opinion and other fundamental human rights, that states have a responsibility to ensure that Internet access is broadly available, and that states may not unreasonably ...
On 3 December 2008, France had 16.3 million broadband connections, of which 94% are ADSL subscribers. [16] This makes France the second largest ADSL market in Europe. At the end of 2005, 30% of those DSL lines were unbundled, and 37% of those unbundled lines were totally unbundled without any direct invoicing of the historical operator and a greater progression rate than partial unbundling. [17]
If you qualify for an ACP grant, pairing it with a low-cost plan could mean free high-speed internet access. The White House estimates the program will cover 48 million households, or 40% of the ...
In France internet accessibility is not equally distributed among the entire population. [5] Factors that determine internet accessibility in the French community are age, education, and income. Higher internet availability was found among French residents younger than 30 years of age, completed some level of higher education, and are currently ...
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LyonIX is the Internet eXchange point (IXP) of Lyon and managed by the non-profit Rezopole. The IXP develops a Very High-Speed Internet in Lyon. LyonIX is also a NAP (Network Access Point), a market place which allows members to buy or sell Internet transit and/or any layer 2 or IP services.