[Cu-wireless] Re: mesh networks and local government

[stephane at shimaore.net]

On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Peter Folk wrote:

> > From: David Young <dyoung at ojctech.com>
> > I have been reading on the isp-wireless list that some city and county
> > governments prohibit commercial access points from being installed
> > on homes. The FCC's "OTARD" rules, which bar local governments from
> > regulating radio equipment deployment, specifically exempt commercial
> > access points.
>
> Can you cite the OTARD passage that says this?  Last time I read it,
> my interpretation was that access points for *roaming* service were
> exempted (ie could be regulated) but that fixed-wireless APs are safe.

Let's see: