(AGI) - Rome, Italy, May 28 - The Communications Minister, Maurizio Gasparri, has signed a technical law on Wireless connection. The law, made up of eight articles, offers retailers the chance to supply access to the public through general authorization. "I am very satisfied with the results obtained," the Minister said in a statement, "because the regulation approved today will contribute to increasing competition in Italy in the Internet access market through the development of Wi-Fi.
The strong technological potential that Wireless Lan brings provide a further opportunity for businesses in the sector and especially an advantage for Italians in general who will benefit from the new way to access internet on the broad band". Furthermore, Gaspari hopes that "this technological option will contribute to the reduction of the digital divide, the technological discrimination between areas that are technologically more or less advanced in the country".
The law offers the chance to install networks like Radio LAN to supply the public with access to electronic communication services on a band with frequency of 2.4 to 5 GHZ by a simple authorization. Retailers who intend to offer the public Wi-fi services must present the Communications Ministry with a request to that effect which gives rights to the retailer to set up the service immediately, while respecting the conditions indicated in the decree.
The authorized subjects must respect the technical operating rules for use on 2.5 and 5 GHZ bands from the National Frequency Distribution Plan and so, must not cause interference with other services and use the broadcast power allowed. This because the frequencies used are collective and not assigned to each operator exclusively, as the mobile telephone system is.
The decree also defines the use of Wi-fi equipment for the public: spots open to the public and areas with high public attendance. Among the chosen places for the use of wi-fi there are hotels, bars, restaurants, malls and fast food chains where people can have the chance to connect to the Internet with broad band wireless access.
The decree also requires respect for rules on security and integrity of networks. It asks the retailers to use an identification code for users who access the public network. The installation of the Wi-fi network should be set up in line with the principle of non-discrimination between the Radio LAN system and the other competing technology". (AGI)
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Source: http://www.agi.it/english/
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