A court agreed .
Goeken then founded In - Flight Phone Corporation in Oakbrook Terrace , Illinois , with the intent of competing with GTE Airfone , which held a monopoly on air - to - ground telecommunications .
A court agreed , and Goeken then founded In - Flight Phone Corporation in Oakbrook Terrace , Illinois , with the intent of competing with GTE Airfone , which held a monopoly on air - to - ground telecommunications .