Free, National, Wireless, Broadband Service

Sounds good, right? Not if 22 public interest groups have their way.

The FCC is exploring the idea to have free, national, wireless, broadband Internet service. A public auction would be held for bidders to win a zone. The winning bidder must have 95% of the United States covered in 10 years. The Internet providers would make money from ad revenue.

These 22 groups are not concerned with the wireless Internet service. They are concerned that the FCC would require filters on the service.

"The auction winner must provide a feature that "filters or blocks images and text that constitute obscenity or pornography and, in context, as measured by contemporary community standards and existing law, any images or text that otherwise would be harmful to teens and adolescents." The outline defines teens and adolescents as "children 5 through 17 years of age."

The Center for Democracy and Technology uses the same old argument that this violates the First Amendment.

I still believe the Internet Community Ports Act drafted by the CP80 Foundation is the most comprehensive solution to Internet pornography. Watch a video here, then click on CP80 Internet Channel Initiative.

Read for yourself.