FCC asks for comments on free filtered broadband
The FCC announced that it is requesting comments for a national wireless broadband network that would have “a requirement to provide a network-based filtering mechanism for the free Internet service in order to protect children and families.”
This request relates to new spectrum that the FCC is auctioning off known as the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) Spectrum. The winning licensee will be required to use 25% of its wireless capacity to provide free wireless broadband service.
This new wireless broadband service would offer speeds of at least 768Kbps downstream. The proposal indicates that the signal should cover 50% of the US within 4 years, with 95% coverage within ten years.
You can read the full announcement here.
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Aaron Kenny
