H.R.5846 - Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008

To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum for a free and open access broadband service. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum for a free and open access broadband service. as introduced.

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11/30/08
Free Internet?? Yea!! Porn Free Intenet?? Hell To The No!!!!

Her Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 (HR 5846), reserves the same chunk of spectrum (2155-2180 MHz) and requires the service to provide technology that "protects underage users from accessing obscene or indecent ...

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11/30/08
Free Internet?? Yea!! Porn-Free Internet???? Oh, HELL To The NO ...

Her Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 (H.R. 5846), reserves the same chunk of spectrum (2155-2180 MHz) and requires the service to provide technology that “protects underage users from accessing obscene or indecent ...

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08/13/08
FCC to Act Quickly and Auction AWS-3 Spectrum for Free Nationwide ...

Similar to the bipartisan House bill (HR 5846) that was introduced by Representatives Eshoo, Markey and Cannon last April, Senator Wyden’s legislation calls for the AWS-3 spectrum to be used for Open Access broadband services with the ...

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08/13/08
FCC to Act Quickly and Auction AWS-3 Spectrum for Free Nationwide ...

Similar to the bipartisan House bill (HR 5846) that was introduced by Representatives Eshoo, Markey and Cannon last April, Senator Wyden’s legislation calls for the AWS-3 spectrum to be used for Open Access broadband services with the ...

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08/12/08
The Hill Blog» Blog Archive » Senator Wyden Weighs in with ...

Similar to the bipartisan House bill (HR 5846) that was introduced by Representatives Eshoo, Markey and Cannon last April, Senator Wyden’s legislation calls for the spectrum band to be used for Open Access broadband ...

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08/12/08
Free Broadband Now! . . . and a Pony

It’s touting a pair of bills, HR 5846, the Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 and S. 3420, the Open Wireless Internet Act. The FCC probably should get this spectrum out there for better use, but this really sounds ...

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08/11/08
free wireless us broadband, censorship included

anna eshoo (d-ca) has introduced the wireless internet nationwide for families act of 2008 (hr 5846) in the house, which is similar to the fcc proposal. read more about it at: "22 public interest groups roast fcc smutless broadband ...

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06/23/08
aucd legislative news in brief

legislation approved by the committee on may 14, hr 5846, the stop child abuse in residential programs for teens act, is expected to go before the house for a vote within the next week. finally, the senate health, education and pensions ...

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06/09/08
CQ Politics | Free Wireless Internet Plan Runs Into Lobbying Blitz ...

Martin’s proposal also raised eyebrows for its similarity to legislation ( HR 5846 ) by Democrat Anna G. Eshoo of California and Edward J. Markey , D-Mass., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Telecommunications and the ...

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06/05/08
what’s worse than rigged auctions & internet censorship? how about ...

anna eshoo (d-ca), hr 5846, the “wireless internet nationwide for families act of 2008,” would require the winning bidder to:. offer, at a minimum, always-on wireless broadband services within 2 years from the date of receipt of the ...

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06/01/08
Internet Evolution - Alan Reiter - 'Family-Friendly' Wireless ...

The Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act, H.R. 5846, introduced by representatives Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Christopher Cannon (R-Utah), plays well with the uninformed electorate. But mandated filtering doesn’t ameliorate more ...

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05/26/08
fcc wants free broadband service, plus content filtering

an arstechnica article reports that the federal communications commission is looking for a bidder to provide nationwide free broadband service. a spokesperson for the commission has told ars that the fcc wants it to include "content ...

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05/26/08
fcc wants free broadband service, plus content filtering

christopher cannon (r- ut) introduced the wireless internet nationwide for families act (hr 5846) which would mandate such a service. further details of the fcc’s aws-3 auction will be revealed at an open meeting on jun 12 2008. ...

Source: isoc-ny.org
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04/17/08
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5846, The Wireless Internet Nationwide ...

US Congress: HR 5846, The Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008.

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04/15/08
bill action: introduced: hr 5846: to require the federal ...

rep. anna eshoo [d-ca] introduced hr 5846: to require the federal communications commission to auction spectrum for a free and open access broadband service. [this event matched these trackers: active legislation ]

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04/15/08
HR 5846, To require the Federal Communications Commission to ...

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