On June 17, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission will hold their open meeting to discuss the reclassification of set rules for broadband Internet services.

The latest FCC announcement suggests that consumer protection in wireless networks will be treated separately from wired networks. Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner urges for the FCC to include wireless networks in their plan for reclassification. Turner argues that the reasons for consumer protection in the wired broadband market apply equally to wireless.

FCC Chairman Genachowski has made wireless broadband the cornerstone of his National Broadband Plan. Thus, the reclassification of the FCC’s authority over wireless internet access is essential to the Plan’s implementation.

“The FCC's own policy goals cannot be realized if wireless broadband is left by the wayside," says Turner.

Read the full press release from Free Press.