On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Oscar Plameras wrote: > > You obviously have never frequented the australian wireless list where > > you would be told time and time again that this sort of activity is > > illegal and you need a carrier liscence (sp?) for it. > > > > Without being cynical can you advise which legal document says > operating 802.11b would require some form of 'carrier license' ?
Running 802.11b doesn;t, necessarily. However, running 802.11b _and_ sharing internet data over it very likely may require one. http://www.aca.gov.au/aca_home/licensing/radcomm/about_radcomms_licensing/wlans.htm Read carefully - I know of a number of companies who got caught out by this one. > Is a 'carrier license' required to install a remote garage or gate > control, etc.? No - but they're single ended controls - they're not sharing data. Different class. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
