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Free Wi-Fi on Iowa Highways
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Visitors to any of the 39 rest areas available along the Iowa Interstate highway system can now use their 802.11-based devices to access the Web for free. The hotspots, which are also found at eight welcome centers and two shopping malls, were deployed by Des Moines-based I Spot Networks.
I Spot approached the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) roughly two years ago with a proposal to offer the free hotspots as an amenity for motorists. The company won the multi-year contract, and in July 2004, began a seven-month trial deployment in eight rest areas. During that time, 118,000 users logged into the system, a large enough number to convince the DOT and I Spot to move ahead with plans to make the hotspots ubiquitous on the Iowa Interstate.
By Eric Griffith
Full Story: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3529866
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