A Federal Communications Commission plan for free, U.S.-wide wireless Internet access is being opposed by the Bush administration.

According to the Wall Street Journal the FCC has been considering auctioning 25 megahertz of spectrum in the 2155MHz to 2180MHz band. As part of the rules for using the spectrum, the FCC plans to require license holders to offer some free wireless broadband service.

A letter sent to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin by Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Bush was opposed to the idea. Apparently, he thinks that the airwaves should be auctioned without price or product mandate. An FCC spokesman told the newspaper that it had received Gutierrez's letter and was reviewing it.

What Bush thinks at this point in his administration's timeline is not really worth a cup of spit. But then again, it is likely that most of the FCC will also be cleaning out its desks and collecting its pink slips when the Bush administration leaves.