Congresswoman wants carriers to come clean on 4G
23rd June 2011
Confused about which 4G wireless broadband service really is the fastest? U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) wants wireless operators to disclose the true speeds of their self-proclaimed “4G” services.
The congresswoman today introduced a billed called the “Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act,” which, if passed, would require carriers to inform consumers at the point of sale of the minimum data speeds, network reliability, and coverage of their advertised 4G services.
I am trying — and failing — to understand how this is the business of the Federal government. What is it about Democrat Congresspeople that whenever they run across something they dislike they introduce legislation? Is this just political posturing? “Look, I’m doing something! Vote for me in 2012! I’m you’re only friend!”
June 23rd, 2011 at 11:20
You’re close; The real plan is to stir up some angst in order to extract campaign contributions from those companies’ execs. Follow the money and see how quickly this gets watered down or dies. Meanwhile, it sounds like something good to the Birkenstock lib base.
Hey, you wouldn’t want the news full of information on the new war in Libya or how bad the job market really is, would ya?