I'm trying to get the FCC's attention on this:
https://wirednot.wordpress.com/2015/08/19/an-open-letter-to-the-fcc/? -Lee Lee H. Badman Network Architect/Wireless TME ITS, Syracuse University 315.443.3003 ________________________________ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <[email protected]> on behalf of Mike King <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories I know it's two weeks later, but Smart Holdings just got smacked by the FCC for the same thing. (Which is probably why you were asking) http://gizmodo.com/its-about-damn-time-fcc-says-convention-centers-cant-b-1724805719?dfp_pp_ab=on&dfp_desktop_three=off&utm_expid=66866090-43.E9Bjfd6NTuSlXJewu2e_Ig.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Bob Brown <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I'm looking to follow up on a series of stories we ran in late 2014/early 2015<http://www.networkworld.com/article/2879142/wireless/fcc-still-has-ton-of-explaining-to-do-on-wi-fi-blocking-rules.html> on the Marriott Wifi blocking issue. To refresh, the FCC fined Marriott for blocking a Wifi hotspot (or hotspots) at one of its hotel convention centers. The incident sparked quite a bit of discussion on this listserv, as university/college network pros wondered whether their own Wifi management/security practices would now be considered legit and whether the products they were using could still be used. *I've followed up with Marriott, whose CIO kicked me over to public relations, which naturally declined to comment. *The hospitality industry trade group had said at the time of the FCC/Marriott decisions that it was going to launch a cybersecurity task force to study this topic further, but they haven't responded to my inquiries, so I'm not sure whether such a task force was formed and if so, whether it has accomplished anything. *The FCC has been unresponsive on this matter entirely. *I've contacted WLAN vendors that I spoke to for some of the original articles to see if anything has changed on their end since the start of the year and they haven't had much to say so far. So, based on all this, I don't have much of an update to write about at this point...perhaps exactly what these parties would like. But, I'm also wondering if any of you who were trying to figure out earlier this year what the FCC decision/Marriott response meant to you, have taken any new approaches to managing/security Wifi on your campuses. If so, and you'd be willing to share your story, please touch base (or feel free to share with the listserv if appropriate). Regards, Bob Brown Online Executive Editor, News T: 508.766.5418<tel:508.766.5418> LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbrownboston> | Twitter: @alphadoggs<https://twitter.com/alphadoggs> | Facebook profile<https://www.facebook.com/NetworkWorld> | Google + profile<https://plus.google.com/104712908618368674642/posts> | Instagram<http://instagram.com/nwwinstagram> NETWORK WORLD 492 Old Connecticut Path | PO Box 9002 | Framingham, MA 01701-9002 NetworkWorld.com<http://www.networkworld.com/> | Media Kit<http://www.networkworldmediakit.com/> | Conferences & Events<http://events.networkworld.com/> An IDG Enterprise<http://www.idgenterprise.com/> Brand ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
