All this talk of FCC rules and regulations ignores the root of the problem.

If these rouge access points are interfering with the campus network, what is the university supposed to do to ensure it can provide reliable network access? What about all the people who are paying to use the university's network, but can't, because their neighbour set up an access point that overpowers the building's signal?

That is the problem many universities face. The "no student-owned access point" policy was created to address this problem. Speculating about FCC rules will not make the original problem go away, so alternative solutions are necessary.

I'm also wondering if any of you would try using this FCC argument against an employer who bans wireless access points for security reasons?