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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Telecom giants line up to fight FCC's public Wi-Fi
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PRIVACY Forum mailing list)
Sun Feb 3 22:38:33 2013
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Telecom giants line up to fight FCC's public Wi-Fi proposal
http://j.mp/XDfqqR (Washington Post)
"The proposal from the Federal Communications Commission has rattled
the $178 billion wireless industry, which has launched a fierce
lobbying effort to persuade policymakers to reconsider the idea,
analysts say. That has been countered by an equally intense campaign
from Google, Microsoft and other tech giants who say a free-for-all
WiFi service would spark an explosion of innovations and devices that
would benefit most Americans, especially the poor."
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It's a great idea, so you can bet that the dominant ISPs and cell
carriers will throw everything they can into stopping it, first via
their in-pocket politicians, then all the way to the Supreme Court if
necessary. I should add, it is indeed unclear if television
broadcasters will willingly hand back the key spectrum.
--Lauren--
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