[MLB-WIRELESS] 802.11b

[Fulton, Darren J]

One of the Brisbane Mesh guys sought a legal opinion on this last year.
see: http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~mesh/list/msg00622.html

Darren
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reid [mailto:reid.hall at au00.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 28 February 2002 3:42 PM
> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] 802.11b
> 
> 
> 
> Hi fellows,
> 
> There has been much current debate generated on the OZ-ISP 
> list due to the 
> 7:30 report story.
> 
> Yes, it is illegal to deploy 802.11 gear and as an ISP, pump 
> data through it 
> to customers, *without a carriers license*.
> 
> Also, your nodes are illegal. Once you actually start 
> carrying data between 
> points without a carriers license, you are breaking the 
> communications act of 
> 1997.
> 
> The law, as it stands is clear on this matter.
> 

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