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U.S. FCC Warns Against Blocking Personal Wi-Fi Access
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday warned hotels and other entities against blocking personal Wi-Fi access, or hot spots, saying it was illegal and could incur heavy fines.
“The Enforcement Bureau has seen a disturbing trend in which hotels and other commercial establishments block wireless consumers from using their own personal Wi-Fi hot spots on the commercial establishment’s premises,” the agency said in a statement on its website here.
It said an investigation at a resort hotel and convention center in 2014 had found Marriott International Inc had blocked consumer access to hot spots, and it warned that such activities could lead to heavy fines.
It said it was “aggressively investigating and acting against such unlawful intentional interference,” and advised consumers who suspected such activities to file a complaint with the FCC.
