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7 chapter two RESULTS OF INTERNET RESEARCH ABOUT CELL PHONE LOTS This chapter provides an overview of Internet-available information on cell phone lots at airports in the U.S. and Canada.
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8 Large 30 27 3 Medium 38 34 4 Small 40 34 6 Non-Hub 2 2 0 Total 110 97 13 Source: Compiled by KRAMER aerotek inc.
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9 CELL PHONE LOTS AND FREE HOURLY PARKING Some airport operators offer a short grace period (10 minutes is the International Parking Institute Standard) should a visitor park in the wrong area or if no spaces are available.
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10 The original cell phone lot at DIA opened in the summer of 2001 because airport users wanted a free place to wait for arriving parties. It was located in the "simplest and easiest" place it would fit, according to a manager, approximately three miles from the terminal.
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11 Because users are required to provide a location when "checking in" or reviewing these lots, Google Earth made it possible to determine the distance of the cell phone lot to the terminal, number of parking spaces, and visible amenities. The comments left by Foursquare and Yelp users mostly related to amenities customers like to see in cell phone lots, problems they have noticed, and the ways in which they keep themselves occupied while waiting for arriving passengers.
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