I,m not sure whether they have shot themslves in the foot or are playing sneaky games with this proposal, lets read on...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icjczlpRp3i9MC873MFx2NEtEd3gD90VHFAO1Federal regulators may require the winner of airwaves being auctioned off by the government to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service across a large swath of the country.
The Federal Communications Commission at its June 12 meeting will likely vote on an order setting terms of the spectrum auction that could include the free Internet service provision. A similar proposal was rejected last year.
Jessica Zufolo, a telecom analyst with Medley Global Advisors, said the plan is "risky."
"While it (the public interest component) is hugely laudable and really fulfills a lot of public policy objectives of both Congress and the FCC, from a business standpoint it's very difficult to justify," she said.
The story has some more interesting facts so its worth a quick read, I think we are best off not guessing how the FCC are going to play this and just how well the "strings" attached to this deal go down with the business community.
