FCC gets it right in Boston

The Boston airport administration has tried for two years to force out every WiFi provider in the airport except the one with whom they signed a contract. This meant that travelers did not have a choice of providers, and that free WiFi in airline frequent traveler lounges had to be removed by the airlines. Logan Airport officials claimed the WiFi providers were causing radio interference with airport operations, thereby endangering safety. Right. Unlike the thousands of cellphones crowding the very same airwaves.

The FCC finally got into the act and told the airport officials to knock it off. Good for the FCC. In this case, they came down squarely on the side of citizens and the free market, and that's always the right thing to do.

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