To goose a similar boom in wireless, the FCC has loosened regulations relating to the radio spectrum, a limited resource.

FORBES: Going Beyond the Call

"I don't foresee anything changing, " he says, citing emerging data floods from global positioning systems, radio-frequency identification tags and Homeland Security regulations.

FORBES: Data of Reckoning

This included simplifying and eliminating unnecessary deployment and operating regulations at the federal, state and local level, freeing up another 500 Mhz. of radio frequencies for mobile broadband, and working with providers to identify the most compelling new applications that would only be possible if near-universal access to broadband became a reality.

FORBES: On One Year Anniversary, Gig.U Delivers Impressive Results and Valuable Lessons for Gigabit Internet

Its goal is nothing less than to review thousands of pages of yellowing FCC rules and regulations and recommend how to adapt or eliminate them to reflect the utter transformation of 20th century telephone, radio, television and data networks all of which are in the final stages of conversion and upgrade to native Internet technologies.

FORBES: Telegram for the FCC: Time to Retire the Telephone Network