[1st-mile-nm] Santa Fe Bill would HALT all residential / business WIFI installs

[Gnarlodious]

The terminology "WiFi" is not so much as mentioned in the bill.

The city does not have the authority to prevent ACTUAL WiFi access
points on private property, which fall under the jurisdiction of FCC
public access channels. If it were true what you say, the city would
be forced to also regulate microwave ovens, cordless telephones, baby
monitors, alarm systems, audio/video systems and security cameras.

I admit that from the radio perspective, the bill is ambiguously
worded since evidently there is no person in Santa Fe who knows a
darned thing about radio waves. Don't forget that the city lost about
$750,000 recently when they installed a WiFi network to monitor and
control Water Department facilities. The citizenry was so outraged at
the ugliness of the boxes and transmitters that they made the city
tear down the system which was then auctioned off and replaced with
wired communication.

-- Gnarlie, K5ZN