Continental Airlines has been offering free wifi in its Presidents Club lounge. Logan Airport doesn’t like that because, according to an article in the Boston Globe (link will break soon), it interferes with security devices:

Last month, a Massport attorney warned the airline that its antenna “presents an unacceptable potential risk” to Logan’s safety and security systems, including its key card access system and State Police communications.

Massport told the airline it could route its wireless signals over Logan’s WiFi signal, at a “very reasonable rate structure.” In response, however, Continental said using Logan’s WiFi vendor could force the airline to start charging its customers for the service.

Oddly, the complain to the FCC doesn’t mention the hit on Logan’s $8/day wifi service.

(Note: Apparently you don’t actually have to be a president to join Continental’s lounge. I think that really devalues the Continental lounge.) [Tags: wifi fcc]

David Berlind, an actual journalist, gets some actual facts about the situation.

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