Wi-Fi Banned From Political Conventions | Not a Candidate for Either Party | July 22, 2004 | Network Computing

Wi-Fi Banned From Political Conventions | Not a Candidate for Either Party | July 22, 2004 | Network Computing: "Wi-Fi Banned From Political Conventions
Not a Candidate for Either Party

Anyone looking for Internet access at the upcoming political conventions better be prepared to pay big.


Jul 22, 2004 | By Dave Molta

Wi-Fi has been banned from the floor of the upcoming Democratic and Republican national conventions this summer because it interferes with wireless broadcast TV systems. Those who need Internet access at the conventions--and in this day of electronic politics, that's a lot of people--will have to call on Verizon, the official telecommunications provider for both events, for an Ethernet drop at about $1,000 a pop