Before everyone starts simultaneously having apopleptic fits, I do believe this admistration has called for the same measure.
And this is supposed to be a good thing? Why doesn't Bush & Co. just STFU, get the hell out of the way, fully deregulate telecommunications and let real, normal people carry the ball instead of the damn politicians and fatass bureaucrats? Big Stupid Government is still ordering parts for 20+ year-old systems! They are clueless about how to inexpensively implement cutting-edge technology.
Look at our cellphone infrastructure - years behind most of Asia and Europe, thanks to Big Stupid Government and their "need" to regulate and control every damn thing they can think of.