NEWS: Free US-wide wireless "family-friendly" broadband

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Author: John Navas
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:46

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<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/23/fcc_unveils_free_wireless_plan/>

   It's official. FCC boss Kevin Martin wants a free US-wide wireless
   broadband network. And he wants it equipped with "family-friendly"
   content filters.

   On Friday, as expected, the US Federal Communications Commission
   formally unveiled (PDF) a free wireless plan for a portion of the
   American airwaves known as the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) band.
   Under the plan, the commission would auction off the spectrum between
   2155- and 2180-MHz on the US dial, and the winning bidder would have
   no choice but to plant a free network on up to 25 per cent of that
   25-MHz.

   This network would offer open-access to any application and any
   device. It would provide download speeds of at least 768kbps. And it
   would include some sort of "network-based filtering mechanism...in
   order to protect children and families."

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