Under the FCC’s proposal, the winner of the 25Mhz piece of spectrum in the 2155MHz band would have to use some of the spectrum for free wireless Internet access

The winner of the 25Mhz piece of spectrum in the 2155MHz band would be required to use a specified amount of the spectrum to deliver free wireless Internet access. The operator could choose to use any technology, but in that range, WiMax or many of the mobile technologies would make sense.

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Also see The Dawn of Free Internet Access? in Wired.