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[ NNSquad ] LA building's lights interfere with cellular network, FCC says
LA building's lights interfere with cellular network, FCC says
http://j.mp/MCHLxS (Network World)
"Fluorescent lights at Ernst & Young Plaza, a 41-story tower near the
heart of downtown, emit frequencies that interfere with the Verizon
Wireless 700MHz network, the agency said in a citation issued on
Friday against building owner Brookfield Office Properties. The FCC's
message comes through loud and clear in the filing: Brookfield could
be fined up to US$16,000 a day if it keeps using the interfering
lights, up to a total of $112,500. The alleged violation could also
lead to "criminal sanctions, including imprisonment," the citation
says."
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The real story here of course is how easy it is to interfere with
cellular communications, as the big telcos push wireless over landline
services. It doesn't take much imagination to see how this situation
could be leveraged for evil.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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