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more on Sides chosen in Logan WiFi battle
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:01:54 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Greg Brooks <gregb () west-third com> Date: January 3, 2006 12:01:15 PM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: RE: [IP] Sides chosen in Logan WiFi battle Reply-To: gregb () west-third com Dave, for IP if you wish...While I support the efforts of anyone trying to beat some sense into Logan's
Draconian approach, there are other options.The EV-DO cards offered by Sprint and Verizon deliver broadband speeds at
nearly every major airport (and, increasingly, in major metro areas)throughout the country. And when you're out of EV-DO range, you can still
get a cellular signal with modem-esque speeds. I understand few people want to spend money on yet another connectivity option (unlimited use on Sprint costs $80 a month), but as someone who spends more time in airports than out of them, this has been a great alternative to spotty (or just expensive) wifi. Warm Regards, Greg Brooks West Third Group -----Original Message----- From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:21 AM To: ip () v2 listbox com Subject: [IP] Sides chosen in Logan WiFi battle Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: January 3, 2006 1:15:14 AM EST To: undisclosed-recipient:; Subject: Sides chosen in Logan WiFi battle Sides chosen in Logan WiFi battle Wireless and airport lobbies join dispute By Peter Howe, Globe Staff | January 2, 2006 Logan International Airport officials' ongoing quest to ban airline lounges from offering passengers free WiFi Internet services is angering a growing array of powerful Capitol Hill lobbying groups, who say Logan could set a dangerous nationwide precedent for squelching wireless services. Already under fire from the biggest airline lobby, the Air Transport Association, and the manufacturer-backed Consumer Electronics Association, Logan officials are also coming under new criticism from the top US wireless lobby, CTIA-The Wireless Association. All three groups are siding with Continental Airlines Inc., which has asked the Federal Communications Commission to overturn a Logan order last year shutting off Continental's WiFi service in its Presidents Club lounge in Logan's Terminal C. Soon after activating its own $8-a-day WiFi service in the summer of 2004, the Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs Logan, ordered Continental and American Airlines to shut down WiFi services in their Logan lounges. Massport also ordered Delta Air Lines Inc. not to turn on a planned WiFi service in its new $500 million Terminal A that opened last March. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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