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27 septembre 2017
- handle: 10670/1.khwxil
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Luc Van Fleteren, « The Position of Flanders with Regard to Some Internet-Related Matters », Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press, ID : 10670/1.khwxil
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The Government of Flanders has decided to make the Internet accessible to the largest possible public. As of 1997 free access to the Internet was made available in all Flemish libraries, schools of higher education and a first group of 150 secondary schools. In the medium term all primary and secondary schools will be connected. The most ambitious initiative is Telenet Flanders. The goal of Telenet is to convert the existing cable networks into an interactive broadband network which, apart from the existing broadcasting services, also offers telephone, Internet and other multimedia services. The complete regional network overlay will be finished by 2002. Telenet Flanders already delivers fast Internet access in some areas, and started with telephony services after January 1, 1998. The Government of Flanders sees an important but minimalist role for government in regulating the Internet. The general guiding principles should be twofold: first, using existing laws wherever possible, rather than creating new ones; and second, always erring on the side of a limited number of regulations until activities on the Internet assume a clearer shape