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Re: FCC on wifi at hotel
From: Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:38:10 -0500
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 05:18:24PM -0500, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
On Feb 28, 2007, at 5:01 PM, Steve Meuse wrote:It's about revenue recovery. If you provide your own free wifi, they are losing potential business. It's usually part of the negotiation with the Hotel.Yes, some Hotels will indeed want "revenue recovery" for this - they will typically start at the rental rate per person x the number of attendees x number of days, which could be $ 10K USD per day or more for a 1000 person meeting. You may or may not be able to negotiate it down; I think that in the IETF experience the "negotiate it down" factor has ranged from not at all to 100%. But, since it is part of the contract, they can certainly enforce whatever is agreed to.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-157A1.pdf I do suggest reading this. They can not legally bar you from using the devices. They can charge you outrageous fees to get to/from the MMR or telco demarc and make it prohibitively expensive. It may also be problematic to be held hostage showing up and them saying that no, you can not install your equipment while you hire a lawyer to explain to them that you are violating FCC fules for the "OTARD rules". - Jared -- Jared Mauch | pgp key available via finger from jared () puck nether net clue++; | http://puck.nether.net/~jared/ My statements are only mine.
Current thread:
- FCC on wifi at hotel Carl Karsten (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Jared Mauch (Feb 28)
- RE: FCC on wifi at hotel Frank Bulk (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Jared Mauch (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Steve Meuse (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Marshall Eubanks (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Jared Mauch (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Steve Meuse (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Brandon Galbraith (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Brian (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Brandon Galbraith (Feb 28)
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Marshall Eubanks (Feb 28)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: FCC on wifi at hotel Robert Bonomi (Feb 28)