[Wireless-general] [Fwd: [APC Forum] Slovak public WiFi networks in danger]

[Anna Feldman]

 From Norbert at ChangeNet in Bratislava...

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Subject: 	[APC Forum] Slovak public WiFi networks in danger
Date: 	Tue, 3 May 2005 15:45:10 +0200
From: 	Norbert Brazda <brazda at changenet.sk>
Reply-To: 	apc.forum at lists.apc.org
To: 	<apc.forum at lists.apc.org>



For your information:

Slovak Telecommunications Office published draft of new general licence for operation of radio devices´in public 2,4 GHz frequency band. According to the draft of the new licence the devices must be used only with their internal antenna or with external antenna EXPLICITLY and EXACTLY specified by the manufacturer in the technical documentation of the device.

If the wording of the licence remains unchanges it will effectivelly put ban on thousands of devices around the country. It could cause important harm to public wifi networks and many smaller internet providers.

The draft of the new general licence is now open for public comments. We believe this is just missunderstanding and Telecommunications Office will take this provision off the licence. 

An initiative of NGOs and wifi providers/networks is being established. ChangeNet provides on-line campaign/petition tool for the initiative. It allows people to express their support to the initiative and submit comments to the Telecommunications Office.




    Norbert Brazda

    CHANGENET.SK
    Mlynske nivy 41, 821 09  Bratislava
    tel/fax: +421-2-55560026, +421-905-729359

    CONNECTING PEOPLE WHO ARE CHANGING THE WORLD



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