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   Tony Whelan, Oct 10th, 2005 @ 3:44pm

   
   

   Boston Airport WiFi Spat Now A "Security" Issue

   A thinly veiled attempt at a monopolised closed WiFi market, I agree with Glenn. As one will discover when this is thrown out, the FCC took a first step by deciding to allocate to public safety about 50 Megahertz of spectrum in the 4.9 Gigahertz range.
   This is less than the 100 or 200 Megahertz originally anticipated for these needs. It excludes communications to police surveillance helicopters.
   There is also potential interference from powerful Navy radio equipment, especially in the more populated coastal areas of the country. Nevertheless, this is a good first step forward.
   
   Tony Whelan
   CEO - IP Everywhere Inc

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Oct 11th, 2005 @ 1:35pm

   
   

   Re: Boston Airport WiFi Spat Now A

   The FCC has made recents statements indicating that it intends to give priority to law enforcement's desires over all else. So Massport might just get what it wants. Now expect to see other agencies playing the "law enforcement" card in the future to get what they want out of the FCC.
   

    

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   Paul Osborn, Oct 11th, 2005 @ 6:05pm

   
   

   Massport

   At the Admirals Club in Boston T-Mobile had to resort to Ethernet to by-pass Massport. This is silly - Boston is the only airport I fly to (Platinum on AA) in the US where I can't use wireless at the Admirals Club. I'll never use Massport's pay-for system at Logan.

    

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