[Infowarrior] - Russia Requires Wi-Fi Registration

[Richard Forno]

ussia Requires Wi-Fi Registration

By Glenn Fleishman

Russian regulator requires registration: The folks at the
Rossvyazokhrankultura (Russian Mass Media, Communications and Cultural
Protection Service) have decided that every device with Wi-Fi inside
requires registration for use by an individual user without a transferrable
license, according to The Other Russia, which picked the story up from
Russian-language site Fontanka.ru.

While Wi-Fi wasn¹t as broadly unlicensed in Russia as it is in most other
industrialized nations, a state regulator exempted indoor use in certain
bands from registration. The Mass Media agency apparently believes that it
has the authority to compel this, although there¹s some doubt by observers
as to whether it really falls in their purview.

Setting up a home Wi-Fi network or a hotspot would require what sounds like
vast amounts of paperwork, akin to putting a cell tower.

Posted by Glennf at April 14, 2008 8:04 PM

Categories: Hot Spot, International, Regulation
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