Fact or Fiction: FCC To Give Everyone Free Broadband
A lot of questions surrounding FCC's broadband plan have not been answered yet. We know that the goal is to speed up broadband and expand access to broadband. However, the question everyone wants to know is whether we're approaching an era when anyone can log onto an internet wirelessly from anywhere in the world for free.
I doubt that will happen due to telecommunications lobbyists who will make sure that they protect their industry's profitability. So that leaves the question about how this whole FCC broadband upgrade will work?
When the FCC broadband plan was revealed, the plan did mention free broadband. A few details were also revealed -- the free government broadband service would be subsidized by ads. You would think that free broadband would be opposed by big broadband companies such as Comcast, but Comcast is in favor of the FCC's goals and ambitions. It's possible that a free broadband service would be limited to speeds of 1-3 Mbps while Comcast can deliver much faster internet speeds at 40-60 Mbps.
Details on the situation are still murkey, but we'll keep you updated once more details begin to surface.
July 12th, 2010 - 10:15
broadband internet is getting cheaper and cheaper these days.-..
August 29th, 2010 - 18:10
broadband internet these days are dirt cheap, there are more and more broadband companies offering cheap service too-”*