Massport may not wish to comment, but if you do, massport may be reached
by phone at 1800 235 6426.
dont be supprised if they hang up on you too1
remember 800 connections from COCOTs cost more to complete.
On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, Dana Spiegel wrote:
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 11:39:17 -0400
From: Dana Spiegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: List-NYCwireless <nycwireless@lists.nycwireless.net>
Subject: [nycwireless] Fwd: [IP] Boston airport tries to kill free Wi-Fi node
-- Boston should be ashamed of itself djf
From: David Farber
Date: August 5, 2005 9:21:26 AM EDT
To: Ip Ip <ip@v2.listbox.com>
Subject: [IP] Boston airport tries to kill free Wi-Fi node -- Boston should
be ashamed of itself djf
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From: Bradley Malin
Date: August 5, 2005 9:10:54 AM EDT
To: Dave.Farber
Subject: Boston airport tries to kill free Wi-Fi node
Boston airport tries to kill free Wi-Fi node
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com
Published on ZDNet News: August 3, 2005, 2:25 PM PT
Boston's Logan International Airport is attempting to pull the plug on
Continental Airlines' free Wi-Fi node, which competes with the airport's
$7.95-a-day pay service.
In an escalating series of threatening letters sent over the last few
weeks, airport officials have pledged to "take all necessary steps to have
the (Wi-Fi) antenna removed" from Continental's frequent flyer lounge.
Continental's free service poses an "unacceptable potential risk" to
communications gear used by the state police and the Transportation
Security Administration, the letters claim.
For its part, Continental says that a 1996 law prevents local officials
from meddling with wireless service and has asked the Federal
Communications Commission to intervene. Its letter to the FCC argues that
the agency has "exclusive jurisdiction" over Wi-Fi and should keep local
authorities at bay.
"We believe that offering free Wi-Fi at Boston's Logan airport is
consistent with the FCC's regulations and its prior rulings on similar
issues and that it is permissible under the terms of our lease,"
Continental spokeswoman Julie King said Wednesday. The airline provides
free wireless access at all of its Presidents Club lounges worldwide.
The Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, the state government agency
that operates Logan airport, was not available for comment.
At stake is a sizable chunk of revenue that Massport receives from its
pay-per-use Wi-Fi service, which is operated by a commercial provider
called Advanced Wireless Group. Massport did not respond to queries about
the current sum, but the Boston Globe reported two years ago that the
contract gives Massport "up to a maximum of 20 percent of annual gross
revenues, which could exceed $1 million annually."
Whether Continental will be allowed to continue its free service in its
Presidents Club lounge may depend on the FCC's interpretation of an obscure
set of rules that grew out of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. While
Congress appears to have intended to authorize outdoor antennas and
satellite dishes under a certain size, the airline claims the law covers
Wi-Fi antennas built into access points--an interpretation the FCC also
mentions on its Web page on the topic.
Massport is conceding nothing. Deborah Lau Kee, an attorney for the state
agency, wrote in a July 5 letter that the FCC's regulations may not even be
"lawful." Kee added that Continental is free to purchase access from
Massport's partner at a "very reasonable rate structure for airline use
based on the number of emplanements at Logan airport or on the number of
'hits.'"
The FCC has started its investigation of Continental's request and is
accepting public comments until Aug. 29.
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