Hey look what i found!! FREE WIRELESS INTERNET FOR American users.. www.m2znetworks.com Just stumbled on this site as i just bought the domain www.m2z.org FAQs on M2Z and the FCC Application M2Z's business model and approach are exciting and innovative - some people say they are too good to be true - so it's not surprising there are questions about the service. Below are questions we hear frequently about the service or the company. Q: If it's a free service, how will M2Z make money? A: M2Z will offer the free, wireless (over-the-air), family-friendly (filtered), service at speeds of 512 kbps (384 kbps for downloads and 128 kbps for uploads). This is competitive with low-end DSL and about 6 times faster than conventional dial-up. * Advertising revenue will support the free service, using local geo-tagging for highly relevant non-intrusive search results (i.e. searching "pizza" will give you the local pizza place down the street and not a Pizza Hut in another city or state) * M2Z also earns money for a premium (unfiltered) service at speeds of 3 mbps (3,000 kbps). This offering will be competitive with cable modem services and will be provided through wholesale partners. Q: What will M2Z pay for using spectrum to provide this wireless service? A: In addition to significant public service and build-out commitments, M2Z is proposing to lease fallow spectrum in the 2155-2175 MHz band by paying 5% of gross premium service revenue to the US Treasury. This model is the same as digital broadcast TV where 5% of subscription revenues are paid to the US Treasury. Q: How would M2Z’s proposed 5% fee sharing compare to fees paid to the US government in spectrum auctions? A: M2Z’s proposal raises the bar for the industry. Applying a 5% spectrum fee to the subscription revenues for the spectrum auctioned between 1993-2005 would have raised $23-28 billion compared to the $17 billion raised through auctions. Incumbent wireless carriers comprise a $100 billion-dollar annual industry. A 5% commitment applied to these incumbents would have brought in $5 billion dollars in just the last calendar year. Q: Is the family-friendly indecency filter bad for free speech? A: Not at all. M2Z is offering a free, family-friendly, always-on service. The free service allows for anonymous registration and since there is no way to know the age of a specific user, M2Z cannot differentiate between a 10 year old child and a 45 year old adult. This is similar to broadcast TV where basic channels are free and subject to content restrictions but users can pay for premium channels that have no content restrictions. Q: How does the family-friendly indecency filter work? Who can turn off the filter? A: M2Z's filter will operate at the network level and block sites based on their domain names -- similar to what many schools and public libraries provide to protect children. It is a superior solution to software based systems that require parents to act as IT administrators and are also easy to manipulate and circumvent. People who subscribe to the premium service will establish their age and identity and therefore, can turn off the filter if they wish. Q: Can't underage kids break the M2Z filters like they do now with commercially available software that parents put on computers? Why not? A: No filter is perfect, but a network level filter is superior because it does not live on the user's PC. Therefore, industrious kids cannot download programs to subvert the M2Z network filters or crack a password to turn it off. Q: Is there a chip or some other equipment required to access the free network? Will M2Z make money by selling that equipment and what will it cost? A: M2Z expects three types of consumer devices: a Gateway device, a PCMCIA card and the chipset built into notebook computers. A person would need one of these three devices to access the free network. While M2Z will set the standards and certify the devices, it will not make any money from the sale of these devices. They will be available at common electronics stores (e.g. Radio Shack, Best Buy). Initially the cost may be as much as $200 but we expect that prices will fall quickly as more users adopt the free service. Q: What is the digital divide? How will M2Z help bridge the divide? A: The digital divide is the gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies and those without. In other words, those who are able to use technology to their own benefit and those who are not. Some digital divide facts: Over 100 million Americans don't have access to high speed Internet * 91% if adults living in households earning more than $75,000 have Internet access but only 53% of adults living in households with less than $30,000 have the same * 42% of White Americans have high speed Internet access in the home but only 31% of African- Americans have the same * 46% of adults in suburban America have high speed Internet access to the home while only 25% of adults in rural areas have the same By providing a FREE, wireless broadband Internet service, many more Americans will have access to the benefits of the Internet. For low income citizens, programs which already recycle used computers could be bundled with M2Z so that nearly all Americans may have access to both computers and a high speed Internet connection. Q: What are the consumer benefits of M2Z's service? A: By conservative estimates, M2Z's entry in the market for broadband and telecommunications service will generate over $18 billion for U.S. consumers. There have been 3 economic studies published, including 2 by a former FCC Chief Economist. * "Spectrum Auctions Are Not A Panacea" by Dr. Simon Wilkie * "The Value of M2Z Networks' Public Interest Commitments and the Cost of Delay to American Consumers" by Dr. Kostas Liopiros * "The Consumer Welfare Impact of M2Z Networks Inc.'s Wireless Broadband Proposal" by Dr. Simon Wilkie Q: Who supports M2Z? A: Support for M2Z is growing! Thousands of letters from organizations, small businesses, and public officials -- including mayors and city council members, state senators, U.S. senators and congressmen -- and from public safety groups, colleges and universities have been written to the FCC urging them to support M2Z and free, family-friendly broadband. You may view many of these letters on the “Public Interest†section of our website. And over 50,000 individuals have signed the petition in support of M2Z. Q: What does M2Z need from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate the service? How can I help? A: M2Z must be able to use spectrum (air waves) in order to offer the wireless service. M2Z has an application pending at the FCC requesting a license to use the spectrum. The spectrum being sought by M2Z has been fallow for over 7 years. There are no rules for it, it has not been unscored by OMB and no one has previously asked to use it. On August 31st 2007, nearly 16 months after M2Z submitted it’s application, the FCC dismissed the M2Z proposal and stated they need more time to determine if free, fast, and family friendly broadband is in the public interest. You can send a letter to the FCC and / or your Congressmen / Senators to indicate your support for free, fast, and family-friendly nationwide broadband by visiting the "Support M2Z" page on this website. We welcome your questions and comments. Please feel free to submit any additional questions on our contact page.
oops sorry... title is misleading.. on further reading... i realised that it has not yet started and facing some legal hassles.. if it gets started.. boy, i should earn decent money!