[RFI] [ NetworkWorld.com ] "LA building's lights interfere with cellular network, FCC says"

[Steve Sacco NN4X]

Saw this, and thought I'd pass it along.

73,
Steve
NN4X


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