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Subject: [RFI] [ NetworkWorld.com ] "LA building's lights interfere with cellular network, FCC says"
From: Steve Sacco NN4X <nn4x@embarqmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:13:05 -0500
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Saw this, and thought I'd pass it along.

73,
Steve
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LA building's lights interfere with cellular network, FCC says

The agency cited the owner of the building for using faulty fluorescents

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Fluorescent lights at Ernst & Young Plaza, a 41-story tower near the heart of downtown, emit frequencies that interfere with the Verizon Wireless 700MHz network, the agency said in a citation issued on Friday against building owner Brookfield Office Properties.

The FCC's message comes through loud and clear in the filing: Brookfield could be fined up to US$16,000 a day if it keeps using the interfering lights, up to a total of $112,500. The alleged violation could also lead to "criminal sanctions, including imprisonment," the citation says.

Responding to complaints from Verizon, the FCC approached building management last April and was told they were already investigating. The agency said it asked Brookfield to file reports but never got them. Verizon kept complaining, so the FCC showed up with direction-finding gear and confirmed the interference was coming from the building's lights.

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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/020714-la-building39s-lights-interfere-with-278576.html
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