If the Federal Communications Commission's recent fine of Marriott for blocking guests' use of Wi-Fi hot spots was not enough of a signal, the agency's Enforcement Bureau has put an exclamation point on it: No blocking, period!
That came in an Enforcement Advisory issued by the bureau: "WARNING: WiFi Blocking Is Prohibited: Persons or businesses causing intentional interference to Wi-Fi hot spots are subject to enforcement action," the advisory said.
The bureau pointed to its consent decree with Marriott, which admitted it had deliberately blocked consumers trying to use their own Wi-Fi hot spots. Marriott said it was for security reasons, but the FCC saw it as trying to force those consumers to pay for the hotel's Wi-Fi service.
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