Ms. Buyer is a regular columnist for the THE BULLETIN of the Bar Association of Erie County and is a contributor to No Jitter. Previously, she has written numerous commentaries on telecommunications law for other legal and telecommunications publications including, among others, The Daily Record, Communications Convergence and Computer Telephony. Her articles cover a broad range of topics highlighting current telecommunications issues including federal and state telecommunications policy, litigation, wireless technologies, spectrum policy, FCC initiatives, and industry consolidation. Martha Buyer has also contributed to the ABA Journal Report.
Can’t get your hotspot to work in a hotel or conference center? That’s a problem the FCC’s interested in hearing about. Willful or malicious interference with Wi-Fi hot spots is illegal. Often known as “jamming,” such actions are illegal and perpetrators of these bad acts—regardless of purpose--will pay dearly. Period.
For the October issue of this column for the Bulletin, I wrote about drones and the issues arising from their increased presence. News coverage on drones has drastically increased since then. The FAA, for example, has tightened existing rules. In addition, Walmart has applied to the FAA for permission to test drones outdoors for the likely purpose of making deliveries to customers (in both its own parking lots or at customer homes), as well as for internal use at its own buildings, warehouses and distribution centers.
November 5, 2015 | tagged Bulletin of the Bar Association of Erie County | in Consumer Issues, Law & Policy As is the case for most contracts, the challenges lie not in the costs but in the terms. Maybe this is even more critical when the contracts being reviewed involve technology where customers tend to focus on costs and NOT terms, and where the terms can be way, way, way more nefarious than any pricing model appears.
It’s October and I can report that I’ve started my training for this year’s Turkey Trot. Last year, as I prepared to start in my annual less-than-sprint down Delaware Ave. on Thanksgiving Morning, I noticed a drone hovering over the start. “That’s cool,” I thought and began working my way down Delaware Avenue (My favorite moment of the race occurred about midway through when I saw the back of a woman’s shirt that read “if you’re behind me, you didn’t train either.” Right on, Sister). But I digress. Since then, I’ve seen bits and pieces of news and notices about drone use from a variety of sources for a variety of reasons.
September 5, 2015 | tagged Bulletin of the Bar Association of Erie County | in Miscelleanous Whether your work environment involves operating rooms or factory floors, the corporate mobility policy must aim to minimize the possibility of device distractions.Enterprise IT and communications managers are no strangers to the concept of the mobility policy. But what may be new is the concept of a mobility policy that’s industry-specific. And by specific, I mean the concept of the mobile device belonging to a physician, nurse, or other medical professional in the examining room/surgical suite while the patient is being treated. In a word “yikes.” For the record, the issue of distraction is as critical to professionals in other fields as well.