FCC To Auctions-Off Free Internet Service
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it plans to auction off a unused sections of wireless airwaves to buyers. The catch for the buyers is they must be willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography and filter out all “obscene” material. Also, winners of the bidding war must guarantee coverage to nearly half of the U.S. within the next four years and up to 95% of the population in the States by 10 years.
On Friday the FCC opened up its plan, officially known as docket FCC-08-158A1.d oc, for public comment.
“Additional obligations associated with the licensee’s free broadband service would include a requirement to provide a network-based filtering mechanism for the free Internet service in order to protect children and families, and a requirement that the network allow for the use of open devices,” am FCC spokesperson stated.
I’m for free broadband but not at the expense of letting the goverment dictate what I can say and do. Today it’s pornography but tomorrow it might be political dissent.
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come on man.. the government wouldnt do such a thing… they want us to have all the rights we can!!!!
hahahaha
and monkeys might fly out o my butt… party on garth.. party on wayne.. lol
I am of the opinion that our legislators looked at China’s system of government and went, “You know, that’s not a half-bad idea.”
This sounds like censorship under the guise of giving people something for free. Or is the government going to let corporations decide what is “obscene” material?
I thought 1984 was in the past, I guess I was wrong. Except this time we may get Corporate Big Brother as well as Government Big Brother.