FCC Wants to Give Free Wireless Internet to All America

FCC Chairman, Kevin Martin is trying to push for an action in December to offer free wireless Internet service to all Americans. The free Internet plan is the most controversial issue the agency will tackle in December when the FCC meets again. The proposal would allow free wireless Internet service over the soon to be auctioned off chunk of airwaves. The winning bidder must then set aside a quarter of the airwaves for free internet access for all.

The winning bid could choose to do with the remaining for what they wish of, such as paid for services. The free service would require filtered access that filters out pornography and other material not suitable for children. Many consumer advocates are opposed of the filtering but the FCC says it may decide to allow adults to opt-out of the filtering to access all sites.