From K1TPs fine page. http://myrockport.com/world.htm

This should end that stupid BPL plan. Thanks FCC, you finally are doing something good.

Dan/W4NTI

●Free high speed Internet for all. The FCC has released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in docket item FCC 08-158. One that proposes public access to free, nationwide, high-speed wireless broadband Internet services using a portion of the winning bidder’s network for the 2.1 GHz Advanced Wireless Services or A-W-S spectrum.
The FCC's June 20th Further Notice of Rule Making proposes requiring the licensee for the 2155 to 2180 MHz spectrum to provide using up to 25 percent of its wireless network capacity free. It would be a two-way broadband Internet service at engineered data rates of at least 768 kilpbits per second downstream.

An additional obligation associated with the licensee’s free broadband service would include a requirement to provide a network-based filtering mechanism for the free Internet service. This, in order to protect children and families from unwanted content. There would also be a requirement that the network would allow for the use of open devices.

The build-out requirements for the licensee, as proposed, would be to provide signal coverage and offer service to at least 50 percent of the total population of the U.S. within four years. It would also have to reach at least 95 percent of the U.S. population by the end of the 10-year license term.