Tuesday, January 27, 2015

FCC Commissioner says Marriott shouldn't be able to block your Wi-Fi hotspot


You should be able to use your own Wi-Fi hotspot at a hotel without the hotel trying to block you, FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel says. Speaking this morning at the State of the Net conference, Rosenworcel said that she'd like the FCC to quickly dismiss a petition from Marriott asking that the commission give it an expanded ability to "manage" its Wi-Fi network, effectively allowing it to block personal hotspots under the guise of network security. "There are other ways to address legitimate network security concerns, but this is a bad idea," Rosenworcel said.


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