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IP: Web on the wing
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 08:26:11 -0400
From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com> To: "Dave e-mail pamphleteer Farber" <farber () cis upenn edu> Subject: Web on the wing Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 09:53:05 -0700 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_461000/461705.stm Web on the wing Airline passengers will be able to surf the Web and receive email at 35,000 feet from next year. Thanks to satellite links, they will also be able take calls to their mobile telephones. The developments were announced by BT at the World Airline Entertainment Association Exhibition in Salt Lake City, US. Through a deal with Excite UK, high-fliers will be able to surf their content for free, as it will be stored on-board. Access to the rest of the Web will be at a speed of 64kbps and will be charged at a rate to be set by each airline. <snip> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Geoff_Goodfellow () iconia com, Prague CZ * tel/mobil +420 (0)603 706 558 "Success is getting what you want & happiness is wanting what you get" http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/17drop.html
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