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Airport Seeks Ban on Free Airline Wi-Fi

2006-01-10 08:23 by

 

In their efforts to ban airlines from offering free Wi-Fi services in their lounges, officials representing Boston's Logan Airport continue to insist that it's not about money, but rather about public safety and management.

The Massachusetts Port Authority, which charges a minimum of $7.95 per day for public Wi-Fi access throughout Logan Airport, sent a letter to tenant Continental Airlines Inc. last summer, demanding that the airline turn off the antenna that provided free Wi-Fi access to its President Club lounge in Logan's Terminal C.

Continental Airlines offers complimentary Wi-Fi to its frequent flyers in more than 20 airport lounges throughout the country.

In response, Continental filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission last July, asking the FCC to overturn the order...

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