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Cabbies say the end is near as Uber, Lyft come to Logan

By The Boston Globe

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Is this the death knell for the taxi industry in Boston?

Uber has now established a beachhead in the last major territory held by taxi drivers, striking a deal with the Massachusetts Port Authority to allow its popular UberX service to pick up passengers at Logan Airport beginning Wednesday. Along with an earlier agreement that allowed Lyft service at Logan, the Uber deal means taxis risk losing the large airport fares that have kept many afloat.

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