Google and Microsoft join wireless trade group in opposing hotel industry's FCC petition to allow blocking personal WiFi hotspots
Here's what the tech world … Brittany Hillen / SlashGear : Marriott wifi blocking plan gains opposition from Google, Microsoft Monica Alleven / FierceWireless : Google, Cisco, Microsoft, others weigh in on Marriott's Wi-Fi network management petition Karl Bode / Techdirt : Google, Microsoft, Wireless Carriers Form Rare Alliance To Battle Marriott's Dumb Wi-Fi ‘Jamming’ Steven Loeb / VatorNews : Tech cos push back on hotels that block personal WiFi Iain Thomson / The Register : US hotels want permission to JAM guests' personal Wi-Fi Joseph Finney / WinBeta : Microsoft and Google agree Wi-Fi hotspots shouldn't be blocked by hotels Tweets: Nicole Scott / @nicole_scooter : Wow @Marriott that's boycott worthy. A Hotel blocking a hotspot is like blocking ur cell forcing u to the room phone http://recode.net/... John Legere / @johnlegere : Keeping guests from using their own paid-for data... this won't end well. http://recode.net/... Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : Dear Marriott and the hotel industry: Please. stop arguing that it's OK to block your customers' Wi-Fi hotspots. http://recode.net/... Danny Sullivan / @dannysullivan : Dear hotels asking FCC to block hotspots. If hotspots mess with your wifi, charge no or low fees & we'll use yours http://techmeme.com/...