America To Possibly Get Free Wi-Fi Says The FCC

A proposal to create a free, national wi-fi service got a boost today when Federal Communications Commission engineers put to rest T-Mobile’s early accusations that the free spectrum would disrupt 3G cell networks. (nice try)
This would be a huge step forward for getting the rest of America online as well as enabling technologies like VoIP to really have the impact it deserves.
Ultimately, I don’t think it will happen because the carriers/ISP’s will claim it could lead to a loss of revenues and jobs. It will be a sticky battle from here on out, pushing the potential offering back for years and years.
We can only hope this will scare carriers and ISP’s into shrinking their prices on data plans, wi-fi cards, home internet, etc. and improving their service (cough cough…..Comcast)

What do you think will happen?