FCC Says NYC Mesh Interfered With FAA Radar at JFK
The FCC Enforcement Bureau warned NYC Mesh against further interference to Doppler weather radar at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The bureau said an investigation found devices mounted on the roof of buildings in Brooklyn and used by NYC Mesh…
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to provide Wi-Fi were found to be causing harmful interference to the radar system, after the FAA complained. The devices operated at 5.590-5.677 GHz, the bureau said. The interference stopped after the FCC directed an NYC Mesh technician to tune them to a different frequency. “Continued operation of this device in a manner that causes harmful interference after your receipt of this warning constitutes a violation of” federal law and “could subject the operator to severe penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in rem seizure of the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including imprisonment,” the bureau said in the Wednesday letter. The company didn't comment.