Hilton obstructed investigation into Wi-Fi blocking at hotels, FCC says
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/hilton-obstructed-investigation-into-wi-fi-blocking-at-hotels-fcc-says/
Hilton did not provide information or documents regarding its
other properties. The company "stated that providing the omitted
material 'would be oppressive and unduly burdensome,' and
questioned the Bureau's authority to investigate potential Wi-Fi
blocking at other Hilton-brand properties," according to the
FCC. In addition to the fine, the FCC ordered Hilton to file
full responses to all of its previous requests for information.
M.C. Dean is the exclusive Wi-Fi provider at the Baltimore
Convention Center and "charges exhibitors and visitors as much
as $1,095 per event for Wi-Fi access," the FCC said. The FCC
last year received a complaint that M.C. Dean was blocking
personal hotspots, and it sent Enforcement Bureau field agents
to the venue "on multiple occasions and confirmed that Wi-Fi
blocking activity was taking place," the commission said.
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