Universal Broadband - Where's Canada?

Newsroom • ITU StatShot:

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in its January 5, 2011, statistics newsletter, states that; "Over 40 countries now include broadband in their universal service / universal access definitions – and in some countries broadband access has become a legal right." The listed country's are:

"Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, India, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United States."

Where be Canada?

20 predictions for the next 25 years | Society | The Observer

From The Guardian - A UK Perspective:

"From the web to wildlife, the economy to nanotechnology, politics to sport, the Observer's team of experts prophesy how the world will change – for good or bad – in the next quarter of a century."

An interesting read -- whether or not you agree with the 'experts.'

20 Predictions

"A hundred years ago, as Britain's dominance eroded, rivals, particularly Germany, were emboldened to take ever-greater risks. The same will happen as American power erodes in the 2010s-20s. "


Thanks to: Douglas Reid for the heads-up.