By Peter J. Howe, Globe Staff | November 4, 2006
Wireless Internet access appears poised to take off at Logan International Airport after federal regulators this week thwarted a two-year effort by airport officials to shut off private alternatives to airport-controlled $8-a-day WiFi service.
American Airlines , the biggest carrier at Logan by passenger volume, will "move as fast as we can" to resume offering WiFi at its Admirals Club lounge in Terminal B, an American spokesman, Ned Raynolds, said yesterday . Service was being offered there by T-Mobile USA before the Massachusetts Port Authority , which runs Logan, ordered it shut off. T-Mobile, which American would most likely use, charges $6 for an hour, or $30 for a monthly subscription that offers access at thousands of sites nationwide.
JetBlue Airways said it will look into offering free WiFi to passengers in Terminal C. JetBlue currently offers free WiFi at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and the Long Beach, Calif., airport.