H.R. 5846 would require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum for a free and open access broadband service.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inWireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to editrequire the wikiFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to promote nationwide broadband competition through the use of wireless services by issuing nationwide licenses, for a term of at least 15 years, for two bands of frequencies, each composed of 20 megahertz of unpaired contiguous spectrum, one band under 3 gigahertz and benot part of the firstrecovered analog spectrum and the other band between 2155 and 2180 megahertz.

Requires licensees, among other things, to provideoffer to consumers and authorized public safety users, without subscription, airtime, usage, or other charges, a detailed summarydata service that is faster than 200 kilobits per second and that has technology that protects underage users from accessing obscene or indecent material.

Requires a separate rule-making or other procedures for licensing through auction additional unpaired contiguous spectrum of 20 megahertz below 3 gigahertz, but auction shall be conducted without the conditions specified in the immediately preceding paragraph unless the Commission finds it is in the bill!)public interest.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 4/17/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to edit the wikiHouse Committee on Energy and be the first to update the status of the bill!)Commerce.
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== Points in Favor ==

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