Legislator
Proposes Free
Internet Access
To All In Costa
Rica
Legislator
Rodolfo
Sotomayor of the
Partido Unidad
Social Cristiana
(PUSC) believes
that making
access to the
internet free of
charge to
everyone in
Costa Rica will
"improve social,
cultural,
economic and
technological
development of
all".
As such,
Sotomayor has
proposed to
amend Article 67
of the
Constitución
Política
(country's
Constitution) to
make access to
the internet
universal and at
no cost.
To make the
amendment to the
Constitution,
the legislator
proposes a new
law to establish
the way the
government would
make internet
access free and
available to
everyone, which
would take
effect not later
than six months
after the change
is made to the
Constitution.
Article 67 of
the Magna Carta
indicates that
"the state shall
ensure the
technical and
cultural
preparation of
workers".
Sotomayor said
that his
proposal would
introduce to the
Constitution
changes in
technology and
would serve to
reduce poverty
by allow the
population to
access social
networks and
make use of the
technology,
which guarantee
better living
conditions.
The Sotomayor
proposal
complements a "recurso
amparo" (appeal)
made to the Sala
Constitucional
last October by
lawyer Erick
Briones, who is
asking the
Constitutional
Court to order
the state
(government) to
provide
countrywide
wireless
internet access.
The Briones
actions says the
state is
violating the
human right to
communication
and information
and by not
making access to
the internet to
all, creates a
gap between the
have and have
not. |
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