[IP] FCC rules in WiFi dispute at Boston Logon Aiport
Begin forwarded message:
From: Armando Stettner <aps@xxxxxxxx>
Date: November 1, 2006 12:29:33 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: FCC rules in WiFi dispute at Boston Logon Aiport
David,
For IP'ers if you wish.
Recall that the owners of the Boston Logon Aiport (MassPort) had
asked Continental to turn off a WiFi service Continental's lounge.
Below is the FCC's response, finding for Continental.
armando
From the introduction of ET Docket No. 05-247, released 11/1/2006:
In this Memorandum Opinion and Order, we address a Petition for
Declaratory Ruling filed by Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental)
pertaining to its installation and use of a Wi-Fi antenna within its
lounge at Boston-Logan International Airport (Logan Airport).1
Continental claims that the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport),
the owner of Logan Airport, has demanded that Continental remove its
Wi-Fi antenna, and that such restrictions are prohibited by the
Commission’s Over-the-Air Reception Devices (OTARD) rules. For the
reasons stated below, we find that Massport’s restrictions on
Continental’s use of its Wi-Fi antenna are pre-empted by the OTARD
rules and we therefore grant Continental’s petition.
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