IP: Web on the wing

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> 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
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_461000/461705.stm
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> Web on the wing
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> 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.
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