So that blurb on the FCC site isn&#x27;t the law. The fines are issued under 47 USC 333, but on its face that only prohibits interfering with any &quot;station licensed or authorized&quot; under that chapter: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;uscode&#x2F;text&#x2F;47&#x2F;333" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;uscode&#x2F;text&#x2F;47&#x2F;333</a>. Is a WiFi hotspot a &quot;station?&quot; It&#x27;s not licensed either. Though it is &quot;authorized&quot; to operate in the unlicensed band.<p>Using deauth packets, versus actual jamming, sounds like it wouldn&#x27;t even violate unlicensed band requirements. Last I checked nothing in the FCC regs requires you to respect 802.11 or other protocols while operating in the unlicensed band. You&#x27;re supposed to abide by power limits and things like that, which the hotels were doing.