April 5, 2007

Good News, Bad News Redux

Filed under: Business Moves, Marvels — TBlumer @ 6:14 am

From a subscription-only Wall Street Journal column by Scott McCartney (HT Dean at Hewitt):

WiFi in the Sky: Airlines Prepare Cabin Hotspots
BlackBerrying, Web Surfing Expected Aloft Within a Year;
Cellphone Service May Follow

After years of discussion and delay, U.S. airlines will start offering in-flight Internet connections, instant messaging and wireless email within 12 months, turning the cabin into a WiFi “hotspot.” Carriers are expected to start making announcements around the end of the summer, with service beginning early next year.

The bad news (for some):

The days when airplanes offer a hiatus from being connected to the office are numbered.

Intrusive bosses are in heaven.

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UPDATE: Per the FCC — WiFi yes, wireless phones no (phew).

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