more on The FCC claims exclusive jurisdiction over the unlicensed Wi-Fi spectrum

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Richard Wiggins <richard.wiggins () gmail com> (by way of Bernard A. 
Galler)
Date: June 26, 2004 4:37:48 PM EDT
To: i-p () umich edu
Subject: Re: [IP] The FCC claims exclusive jurisdiction over the 
unlicensed Wi-Fi spectrum

Dave,

While this reads like a clear victory for the little guy, it isn't
unalloyed good news for the small tenants of large organizations.
Take the case of a university campus, for instance.  Students (and
their parents) are demanding Wi-Fi access in common areas.  Does this
mean the university (landlord) can't regulate use of access points by
dorm residents (tenants)?  If every student has an $50 access point in
her dorm room, students in the adjacent study lounge will find chaos
and interference instead of the campus Wi-Fi service.

Professional grade access points cooperate with each other; some will
even lower signal strength on one access point and raise it on its
peer so as to load-balance.  Some even offer a feature to jam a rogue
access point.  Does this ruling outlaw such devices?  (I could not
find the ruling on FCC.gov.)

/rich

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