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January 03, 2006

Will I have to go overseas or hover at 36,000 feet in order to get Wi-Fi in or around airports?

Having just come from a broadband drenched country and flying back from Israel with Wi-Fi at 36,000 feet, I couldn't help but have renewed alarm by the recent accounts of efforts to ban Wi-Fi from the airline lounges at Boston's Logan Airport. Now that Boston has become such a hub for Internet innovators and entrepreneurs, I spend a lot of time waiting for flights at Logan.

I remember leaving Logan last year on the day that the Massachusetts Port Authority ordered Continental and American Airlines to shut down Wi-Fi services in their Logan lounges. Apparently, the Massachusetts Port Authority had also ordered Delta not to turn on a planned Wi-Fi network as well.

I will be back at the airport morning, as I head to the Consumer Electronics Show tomorrow. I, at least, am fortunate to be flying out of the jetBlue terminal at JFK where one can still get free Wi-Fi. As a back up I also have my $60/month Verizon EvDO service. Other travelers are not so fortunate, and I cannot remember how they pass the time while they wait for their flights.

In any event, I have always considered the Consumer Electronics Association a leading light in the pursuit of ubiquitous broadband, edge device deployment, and end user empowerment. I was relieved to see that CEA is helping to lead the fight to promote Wi-F at Logan and other quasi-public facilities.

The Boston Globe: Sides chosen in Logan WiFi battle

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Posted by: Justin Buchman at April 6, 2006 06:41 PM

Comcast (the cable TV company) has the contract with MassPort (the quasi-gov't agency that runs Logan). They get a piece of the pie, so they can't have any free service that would disrupt the money tree. I find it annoying and short sighted on MassPort's part, but not surprising.

Posted by: Glenn Gaudet at January 4, 2006 10:30 AM

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