[FCC Chair to propose up to $25 billion to be spent on high-speed Internet lines along with a wireless network for police and firefighters. The plan will be delivered to Congress later this month. So far, wireless companies are applauding the initiative.]

By Amy Schatz, Washington (WSJ) -- "Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski's coming National Broadband Plan will propose up to $25 billion in new federal spending for high-speed Internet lines and a wireless network for police and firefighters as part of a broader plan that appears to be a win for wireless companies."

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