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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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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @11:40AM
If they jam anything that can dial 911, FCC fines will be the least of their worries when DHS charges them with terrorism.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by SDRefugee on Wednesday August 19 2015, @01:41PM
Dunno WHY I'm replying to an AC, but here goes... Why would you think DHS would allege "terrorism" when somebody blocks a signal carrying 911? They have been bugging the FCC to be able to do *that* VERY thing in cases of riots.....
America should be proud of Edward Snowden, the hero, whether they know it or not..
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @02:42PM
Yeah those disgusting people without a pseudonym! You might want to read about doublethink and ponder why Anatole France famously said that The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread....
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Wednesday August 19 2015, @04:30PM
The difference being who and why. Of course the government doesn't want random laypeople blocking 911 calls at any given time; they only want government people doing so under specific circumstances.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday August 20 2015, @12:50AM
It's OK (in the DHS's eyes) for *the DHS* to block 911 service. It's NOT OK for anyone else to do it, especially private companies.