Tuesday, September 27, 2016

FCC official: “Something’s not right” with Wi-Fi at Monday’s debate

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/09/fcc-commissioner-calls-for-investigation-into-debate-wi-fi-debacle/

One of the members of the Federal Communications Commission, Jessica Rosenworcel, has asked the agency to investigate the Monday evening ban on journalists’ Wi-Fi personal hotspots at the presidential debate held at Hofstra University.

As Ars reported on Monday evening, the host venue demanded that journalists pay $200 to access the event’s Wi-Fi and were told to shut down their own hotspots or leave the debate. At least one photo, taken by Kenneth Vogel of Politico, showed a handheld device that was being used to scan for and locate “rogue” Wi-Fi networks.

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