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Friday, May 7, 2004

Truck-stops with WiFi thriving

Truckers -- who made CB radio into a success in the 70s -- ar enow chasing another kind of wireless. Truck-stops that install WiFi can attract more business from bandwidht-hungry long-haul drivers.

David Maloney, a trucker from Aledo, Texas, is one who'll go the distance to reach a truck stop equipped with wireless Internet access.
"The only time I really get to use any kind of broadband is out here on the road," said Maloney, who recently stopped at a Flying J with Wi-Fi on his way from Virginia to Appleton, Wis. "That's the whole reason I came this far last night."

Link (via WiFi Net News)

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