A California congresswoman has proposed yet another spectrum vendue — the 2,155MHz to 2,180MHz mountain range — with some hefty public - serve requirements :
• Within two years of receiving the licence , establish an “ always - on ” broadband with at least 200Kbps downloads
• Service is to be free of subscription , airtime and other usance fee
• “ A technology trade protection measure ” that would keep kids from the porn
• Publication of spectacles and standard , royalty free , so that others can develop for the web
Let me get this straight : You want some well - heeled for - lucre potbelly to pay potentially trillion for the prerogative of hastily launching a web that it ca n’t point money for , and lease competitors provide devices for it , again for no extra money ? I do n’t remember so . I ’m not pro - corporation , so much as I am pro - realness .
The Wireless cyberspace Nationwide for Families Act was bring out by Rep. Anna Eshoo ( D - Calif. ) and backed by Ed Markey ( D - Mass. ) and Rep. Chris Cannon ( R - Utah ) . CNet points out that the Federal Reserve note sound like a plan aim by a inauguration called M2Z , which wanted to build a 384 - kilobit web on this spectrum that was detached , but ad - supported . If this becomes a legit spectrum auction , M2Z would presumably be one of the bidders ( the FCC insist that the fellowship play by the usual auction rules ) . Rep. Eshoo says that her architectural plan will hopefully sire “ a Modern kind of interior broadband service provider . ”
My instinct is that it is n’t going to get very far , for mixed reason :
• No ship’s company with enough immediate payment to build a internet like this would take the risk on a completely new line of work theoretical account .
• An “ ad - supported ” system of imperfect wireless broadband might be more annoying than utilitarian , even for people who ca n’t afford an choice .
• The unfortunates targeted for this overhaul would still have to grease one’s palms or be given equipment that runs on the exceptional frequency stripe .
• If all you need to do is promise those scurvy speeding , you could more cheaply create a compressed dial - up service that runs over traditional Cu - wire phone pipeline .
• In therecently conclude 700MHz auction , the so - called D Block wasleft untouchedbecause of its necessary of a nationwide public - rubber internet .
https://gizmodo.com/fcc-700mhz-auction-winners-verizon-wins-c-block-370350
Sometimes I care politicians needed mellow - male erecticle dysfunction degrees to attend to . This schema could have used expertness in econ , psych , technology , perhaps even a little history . [ CNet ]
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