FCC rules in WiFi dispute at Boston Logon Aiport

Begin forwarded message:

From: Armando Stettner <[email protected]>
Date: November 1, 2006 12:29:33 PM EST
To: David Farber <[email protected]>
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.