You just proved my point.

I'm surprised at much of the reaction to this topic. Slashdot is supposed to be home to a lot of good technical minds. So why is the dominant reaction to this article a general anti-government knee jerk? This is an engineering problem. Maybe there's a way to block the heating effects of light (very high frequency) while minimizing the attenuation of (much lower) radio frequencies. Sounds like a fun challenge to me.

Well, to be even more pedantic, "light" is only that electromagnetic radiation that causes a response in the human visual system. It is roughly the wavelengths between 400 and 720 nanometers. If you can't see it, it ain't "light".

... The USF should continue to be industry funded ... Huh!! Last time I looked, the roughly 10% USF tax was paid by ME, passed through by my telco.