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Table 2.1 Publicly Stated Policy Goals for Broadband Service Delivery and Adoption in SelectedCountriesCountryGoal for service delivery, access, and adoptionBrazilAccess to broadband for 50 of every 100 householdsFinland Legal right of all citizens to 1 megabit per second (Mbit/s) access at affordable levelsby 2010; by year-end 2015, 99% of all permanent residences to have access, within2 kilometers, to an optical fiber or cable network delivering 100 Mbit/s serviceFrance By 2012, ubiquitous access to 512 kilobits per second (kbit/s) service at monthlyrates at or below €35Germany 75% of households with high-speed broadband access at transmission rates of atleast 50 Mbit/s by 2014Malaysia By year-end 2010, broadband penetration rate for households of 75%Morocco One out of three households connected by 2013South Africa Broadband penetration rate for households of at least 15% by 2019Sweden By 2010, near ubiquitous access to 2 Mbit/s service; 40% of households with accessto 100 Mbit/s connections by 2015 and 90% by 2020United By 2012, 2 Mbit/s service to all householdsKingdomUnited States By 2020, 100 million households with access to actual (not advertised) speeds of100 Mbit/s and universal connections with actual speeds of at least 4 Mbit/sdownload and 1 Mbit/s uploadSource: Rob Frieden for the World Bank and Telecommunications Management Group, Inc.by stakeholders, workshops, hearings, and inputs made through an onlinecomment mechanism on a regulatory website or blog. Moreover, as e-governmentservices have expanded, the effectiveness of public consultationshas grown as well. The broadband development process will benefit fromthe broader range of perspectives that can now be presented to regulatorsand policy makers. Consultations and discussions are also proven mechanismsfor helping regulators and ministries to understand the varying challengesand potential opportunities that are part of the reform process, forincreasing capacity and knowledge, and for exchanging ideas in an open,transparent setting.Recognize and Take into Account That Implementation of the Plan WillTake Time and PersistenceIn many cases, the success of programs that have increased broadbandadoption has simply been the result of longevity. Some countries prioritizedbroadband in the 1990s or early 2000s and have been promotingbroadband for quite a number of years, giving them a meaningful head start46 Broadband Strategies Handbook