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on Wednesday August 19 2015, @07:21AM
from the fire-across-her-nose-not-up-it dept.
from the fire-across-her-nose-not-up-it dept.
Smart City Holdings, a Wi-Fi provider for convention centers across the country, just got slapped with a hefty $750,000 fine from the FCC. The issue at hand? Blocking personal Wi-Fi hotspots on convention premises.
To call convention center internet prices a ripoff is a bit of an understatement. Smart City Holdings charges around $80 per day for access to their networks. By blocking personal Wi-Fi hotspots, it forces attendees to pay into this exorbitant scheme. "All companies who seek to use technologies that block FCC-approved Wi-Fi connections are on notice that such practices are patently unlawful," FCC commissioner Travis LeBlanc said in a statement, firing a warning shot to other would-be blockers.
This is good news for road warriors.
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FCC Says Convention Centers Can't Block Your Wi-Fi Hotspot
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(Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @08:52AM
So how do you go from "I'll fuck you over to the tune of $80 a day and block your own paid Wi Fi subscription because I can" to "I deserve free shit"? People are gladly paying for their own Wi Fi plans. The problem here is a third party is blocking them.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @09:09AM
Free Federal spectrum should have a Free Federal Wi-Fi service, that's how. Screw ObamaCare, gimme ObamaFreeWireless!