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IP: more on Airline grounds in-flight phone service
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 14:16:13 -0500
To: farber () cis upenn edu From: "Jonathan B Spira" <jspira () basex com> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 12:24:07 -0500Dave, I had several conversations with AT&T's airphone division (it is separate from Wireless, which does mobile phones) over the summer. They sounded like they were preparing to close their doors back then.What puzzled me is the tremendous investment in infrastructure and why they either didn't1.) lower rates to boost traffic2.) sell off the infrastructure (incl. phones) to another operator who could run it more inexpensively/s/ Jonathan Jonathan B. Spira Chairman and Chief Analyst Basex. What's in IT for you (tm). Phone: +1 212 760-1555 x113 E-mail: jspira () basex com Web: http://www.basex.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------David Farber <dave () farber net> Sent by: owner-ip-sub-1 () admin listbox com 02/07/2002 11:42 AM Please respond to farber To: ip-sub-1 () majordomo pobox com cc: Subject: IP: more on Airline grounds in-flight phone service >Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 08:39:02 -0800 >From: Ari Ollikainen <Ari () OLTECO com> > >At 8:56 AM -0500 2/7/02, David Farber wrote: >>>From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> >>> >>>Airline grounds in-flight phone service >>>By Sam Ames >>>Staff Writer, CNET News.com >>>February 6, 2002, 4:20 PM PT >>><http://news.com.com/2100-1033-831093.html> >>> >>>Airlines are throwing away those phones built into the seats, and >>>they're blaming it all on cell phones. >>>American Airlines will discontinue its AT&T in-flight phone service by >>>March 31, a spokesman for the airline said Wednesday. > > Interesting spin by Sam Ames...but the reality is that > AT&T Wireless is leaving the in-flight phone business claiming > that "aviation no longer fits into At&T's long-term business > plan" according to Mark Siegel of AT&T Wireless. > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29928-2002Feb5.html > > The more troubling thing about this is the fact that during the > 9/11 hijackings, passengers used in-flight phones AND cell phones > to contact loved ones, relatives, and authorities. Severing > in-flight service will leave only cell phones for emergency > communication use by passengers...which, of course, is prohibited > by the FAA. For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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