Rosenworcel Asks Enforcement Bureau to Investigate Wi-Fi Issues at Debate
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said in a tweet her office asked the Enforcement Bureau to investigate reports that members of the news media weren't allowed to use their own Wi-Fi hot spots during Monday’s presidential debate at Hofstra University. Various…
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news reports said thousands of journalists attending the debate at the Hempstead, New York, school were told to turn off their hot spots and asked to pay $200 to use the university's Wi-Fi service. “We are aware of reports of alleged Wi-Fi hot spot blocking at Monday’s debate,” an agency spokesman said. “However, as a policy, we do not confirm or comment on potential or pending enforcement investigations.” An FCC official noted action the agency took against Marriott in 2014 and Smart City last year for Wi-Fi blocking. But one complicating factor is that preliminary reports suggest Hofstra was acting on an agreement with media outlets not to use personal Wi-Fi hot spots while on the university’s campus, which is a different set of facts than the earlier cases, the official said.