The FCC on Tuesday announced that Smart City Holdings had agreed to pay a $750,000 fine to settle allegations that it blocked personal mobile hotspots in several convention centers, forcing exhibitors and attendees to use its services instead, at $80 a day. Blocking FCC-approved WiFi connections is “patently unlawful,” remarked Travis LeBlanc, chief of the FCC’s enforcement bureau. However, the FCC did not find that Smart City violated any laws, and the company did not admit any liability.
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FCC Fine Hints at End to Exorbitant Convention Center WiFi Fees
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 19, 2015 05:00 AMThe FCC on Tuesday announced that Smart City Holdings had agreed to pay a $750,000 fine to settle allegations that it blocked personal mobile hotspots in several convention centers, forcing exhibitors and attendees to use its services instead, at $80 a day. Blocking FCC-approved WiFi connections is “patently unlawful,” remarked Travis LeBlanc, chief of the FCC’s enforcement bureau. However, the FCC did not find that Smart City violated any laws, and the company did not admit any liability.