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FCC wants free WiFi for all
2/4/13
Josh Peterson
The FCC is aiming to create a free super WiFi network, putting the agency at odds with wireless companies and market advocates.
Companies like Verizon have fought with the government about spectrum allocation, stating that a large portion of spectrum held by the government is not in use and that freeing it up would alleviate current network congestion problems affecting consumers.
The highly prized frequencies used by mobile carriers, cable companies and so forth, however, do not belong to those companies except through a license guaranteeing them exclusive rights to those frequencies. Spectrum is considered a public natural resource, and the licenses are issued and overseen by the FCC.
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