Gogo seeks to dismiss class-action lawsuit alleging airline Wi-Fi monopoly
Photo Caption: Passenger using Gogo inflight Internet on his laptop. Gogo
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While Gogo has a strong hold on inflight Wi-Fi among many U.S. airlines, there certainly appears to be plenty of competition.
Gogo is alleging it faces intense competition from competitors with Southwest and JetBlue contracts, and asked a judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit charging that Gogo has an in-flight Wi-Fi monopoly and can dictate prices.
Citing Southwest's contract with Row 44 and JetBlue's agreement with ViaSat, both satellite-based Wi-Fi providers, as well as competition from Panasonic Avion
