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Marriott plans to block personal wifi hotspots
2014-12-31 17:49:31| Wireless - Topix.net
The hotel chain petitioned the FCC for changes that could let venues shut down personal networks. Microsoft, Google, and the cell industry are opposed.
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Hotels Giveth The WiFi But They Also Want to Taketh Your Personal WiFi HotSpot
2014-12-24 21:51:23| Wireless - Topix.net
We've been cheering a lot here at HotelChatter HQ about the recent developments in the hotel WiFi world with Marriott, Starwood and Hyatt Hotels now offering free internet to their guests But there is a darker side to all these developments. Both Marriott International and the American Hotel & Lodging Association have petitioned the FCC to clarify a ruling they made back in October when they fined Marriott $600,000 for jamming personal hotspots, like the ones on your smartphone, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville.
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Fracking Fight Was Personal
2014-12-24 13:46:05| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
But last week, anti-fracking activists scored a historic victory: They shut down the powerful oil and gas industry's campaign to bring hydraulic fracturing to New York. Those activists attribute the surprising outcome to a six-year campaign they say was well-organized.
a Google, Microsoft battle Marriott's plan to ban personal Wi-Fi
2014-12-24 10:22:52| Wireless - Topix.net
Despite being fined more than half a million dollars for blocking guests from using their own personal Wi-Fi, Marriott - along with other hotels - is pushing the government to legalize this behavior. Standing in the hotel industry's way is not just the Federal Communications Commission , which Marriott is asking to rule in its favor, but also technology giants like Google and Microsoft.
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Google and Microsoft fight hotels' attempts to block personal WiFi
2014-12-24 01:58:38| Wireless - Topix.net
The battle between hotels and hotspot-toting travelers isn't over just because Marriott settled a complaint that it blocked personal WiFi -- far from it. Google, Microsoft and a US carrier lobbying group are opposing a hotel industry petition asking the FCC to let them block guests' hotspots while they're on the premises.
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