Wireless ISP Fined for Unauthorized Use of External Amplifiers
The FCC Enforcement Bureau imposed a $4,800 fine on Custom Computers d.b.a. Winchester Wireless, a wireless ISP, for alleged unauthorized use of external amplifiers at its transmitter sites. “Unauthorized operations can result in harmful interference to licensed spectrum users and…
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void the authority to operate without a license,” the bureau said Tuesday in an order. The bureau had proposed a $25,000 penalty, but said it agreed to reduce the fine “based on Winchester Wireless’s demonstrated inability to pay.” The company had no immediate comment.