Public airwaves at stake
Due to the iPhone's release on the market, the Congress in the USA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have been debating on whether one could be "allowed to choose" its server to connect the internet since the iPhone does not give you this chance (Apple has a contract with AT&T which locks the iPhone's user into this service - unless you are a hacker). Because of this and, of course, other moves between the congress and big telecom companies, a group of people in the USA founded Savetheinternet.com, which aim is to prevent a major internet "disaster" from happening - something that could easily be applied to many other countries, such as Brazil. In their own words:
The FCC is on the verge of turning over a large chunk of the public airwaves to the same giant phone and cable companies that control high-speed Internet access for 96 percent of American home users.This public "spectrum" could revolutionize the Internet in America. Its wireless signal passes through concrete buildings and over mountains; it can connect tens of million of Americans that are now being bypassed by Internet providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast.
Don't let the FCC turn over these airwaves to the same price-gouging network giants that control wired access. We need a new alternative to DSL and cable. The FCC must use this wireless opportunity to connect more Americans to an open, neutral and accessible Internet.
For a clear explanation, watch this:
