[IP] Martin drops porn filtering from FCC free wireless broadband plan

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: dewayne@warpspeed.com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: January 5, 2009 3:13:57 AM EST
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Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Martin drops porn filtering from FCC free  
wireless broadband plan

Martin drops porn filtering from FCC free wireless broadband plan
Telephony Online
By Matthew Lasar

Kevin Martin, the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission,  
called Ars Technica today to let us know that he has revised his  
proposal to roll out a free (and smut-free) wireless broadband  
service. In an effort to corral more votes, Martin has already  
circulated a new version of the plan, one that removes the  
controversial smut filtering requirement.

Why the change? "I'm saying if this is a problem for people, let's  
take it away," Martin said. "A lot of public interest advocates have  
said they would support this, but we're concerned about the filter.  
Well, now there's an item in front of the Commissioners and it no  
longer has the filter. And I've already voted for it without the  
filter now. So it's already got one vote."

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