U.S. Hotel Industry, Marriott, Give In and Withdraw FCC Wi-Fi Jamming Petition
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Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and the U.S. hotel industry as a whole got a black eye from pursuing this FCC petition seeking clarification on Wi-Fi jamming. They bowed to intense pressure from the FCC and in some cases the hotels' loyal guests.
The American Hotel & Lodging Association and Marriott International bowed to the inevitable and officially withdrew their joint FCC petition seeking clarification on whether and how they would be able to block attendees' Wi-Fi for efficiency and security purposes at meetings and events on their properties.
AH&LA, which represents U.S. hotel owners, chains, franchisees, independent properties and management companies, stated it had petitioned the FCC "to clear up the significan
