Re: A small step in the right direction @Phil W
Actually while 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz are ISM bands, Wifi isn't usually "licensed" due to there being limited non overlapping channels in said bands, disabling wifi other than theirs *could* be considered protecting their service (crap as it may be), also, I don't recall them needing to prohibit private wifi in words, same as businesses operating on their own turf don't need to post signs about unauthorized access.
As to hotel bedrooms being public space, I call bullshit. If you want proof, try staying in a hotel room without paying and claiming (once you end up in court) that you have the right because It's "public", seriously, Hotel rooms are not public by any definition, that's why you have to pay for the use of one.
I'll add that I am actually against wifi blocking just to be able to gouge to sell your own, but I believe that was the point of the article: Profiting by creating adverse conditions to sell theirs.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
