FCC promises to bring the smackdown on those blocking mobile Wi-Fi hotspots

You may or may not remember news over Marriott Hotels being fined by the FCC due to the hotel chain blocking the signals of personal Wi-Fi hotspots. The chain got off with a relative slap on the wrist, a $600,000 fine.



Since willfully blocking radio signals is illegal, it is safe to say that Marriott will probably not test its luck. To that end, the FCC issued a public enforcement notice to anyone that cares and paraded Marriott’s actions into the town square.



Noting that personal Wi-Fi hotspots generated from smartphones, or dedicated devices like “Mi-Fi” units, are an important ...