FCC Considering Free Internet For USA

jbolden writes "According to the Wall Street Journal, the FCC is considering a plan to provide free wireless internet. The plan would involve some level of filtering, but might allow adults to opt out. CTIA has argued that this business model has traditionally failed (see Slate magazine's analysis as to why)."

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Re:Tax Dollars

[y86]

You ever eat food that didn't kill you ? (FDA), or drink water? How about housing the hard core criminals in prison?

Does it snow in your area? Plows are a nice thing to have.

I pay for all my food. Which in turn pays fee's to the FDA. I also pay for my water. Criminals should be shot and the family should be charged for the execution just like in China. I also paid for snow removal when I lived up North.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fy2008spendingbycategory.png

I'm pretty sure that over 50% of my federal income tax and SS is for worthless programs that benefit the lazy.

Final Insult from Republican FCC

[Doc Ruby]

So the FCC screws us all for the entire Bush Era. Then, in the last few weeks he can make a press release, Kevin Martin promises FREE WIRELESS INTERNET FOR EVERYONE!!!

Even though he won't have to pay for it, oversee it, or anything. Even though he could have done it while he did have those responsibilities. Even though the cablecos/telcos will kill the plan, but Democrats actually running the FCC who never promised it will get the blame.

And just to prove that the whole stunt is political sabotage BS, he makes sure to promise "porn-free". No word on how that would work - which it wouldn't. And certainly no word on why porn is the #1 priority to protect us from over national airwaves, rather than all the fraud and other national security threats that come with any network, especially free nationwide wireless.

Martin is a fool. Only an experienced Republican hitman like him could actually give FREE WIRELESS INTERNET a bad name, without even giving it to us.