Just to stop you saying that. If you are reading this post, you are one of the privileged ones on this planet. Less than 20% of the world population has the opportunity to get online ever and less than 10% can use it in a not-so-vitally-important meaning as to update their Facebook status.
Finland is one of the keenest to get everyone in the country on broadband (by 2010). It required a law (with much opposition) to make it happen. Broadband as a term is very loose, and can mean anything starting from the US standard, 200 kbps, in whichever direction.
To visualise the broadband penetration in the world, here is a handy map.
Intrernet users around the world
