This is something that I can definitely support. The Telcos have had the opportunity to expand broadband Internet access. Some have even gone to court to stop local governments from creating free WiFi access. Why? Because they will lose money. They can make a ton of money if they really thought about and they could even create a huge WiFi network with access to the Internet that would be easier to administrate then fiber or WiFi methods. How? My view that WiFi routers be deployed with a DNS server, a web server, even an email server. Create a router with this is and a secure method for the DNS server to route network traffic. Consumers use their own routers to route the information just like the Telcos do with their current servers. It needs to be secure and so of the services should not be turned on. But if I want to allow traffic to view my web site then I turn on the Web Server, plug in my domain information (after registering my domain name), and now I have complete control.
What a great PR campaign for the Telcos? They sell these routers but allow the service free access to the WiFi network. I think that they can reduce the costs of Internet access via the wired method because less people would need them. The idea is creating a free WiFi Internet. People that can afford for wired access would have reduced bills if their routers allowed the access to that wire. I have to research the plan in a little more detail but I really think that free WiFi access would put America in the lead.
If the FCC can push it then I'm for it, as for blocking access to porn. I think the government could use filters but it should be voluntary. If I don't want to filter that information, because I want access to porn, then I should be the one to determine that, not the United States Government. Again, I believe that access to Internet for children should be carefully monitored by the parents.
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