WiFi Abuse Reported By RCN
September 24, 2021
We recently received a notice from RCN that one of our public hotspots was used to illegally share Copyrighted materials.
They were able to tell us the date, time and location this was done. And I don’t see a problem satisfying everyone’s curiosity…it was entire Seasons of “The Office”.
This is very serious. Pursuant to agreements RCN has with content providers as well as their contract with Park Tower, they would be within their rights to eliminate our WiFi service.
Fortunately for us, pretty much all our WiFi locations have surveillance and we were able to identify the residents who did this. They’ve been warned, and a NOTICE OF VIOLATION was issued to the Owner for a hearing with the PTCA Rules Commission. A fine could result up to $1000.
The moral of the story? May I suggest purchasing “The Office”? The complete series is available for only $47.99 on Amazon. And, then the content providers and artists will get paid, AND THEN, they will have more dollars to produce additional content for us.
Also, please do not use the Public WiFi to commit illegal acts. We do not want to lose this amenity.
About the Author: Tim Patricio
Park Tower Horizons
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