WiFi access may be coming to Illinois state rest stops

Posted Dec 17th 2006 6:44AM by Michael Sciannamea
Filed under: WiFi, LAN - Local, Government, Business

Transportation officials in Illinois are considering the possibility of making WiFi access available in all of the state's 53 rest areas.

The state is in the process of soliciting bids from vendors to provide the service, and plans call for offering a free half-hour of access to all users. According to one state official, the network will be supported by advertising and sponsorships, and no money will be spent by the state.

We've seen a number of states set up WiFi networks at their rest areas. It's still a bit of a question as to whether these networks are used that much by travelers, but if the states are not spending any money on setting them up, then they really isn't a lot of room for concern.

Reader Comments

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1. How it was estimated by transport workers?

Posted at 9:33AM on Dec 17th 2006 by Rams

2. I think that it has been estimated not so well...

Posted at 11:28AM on Dec 17th 2006 by Jon

3. Anybody knows were can i get the map of wireless accesspoints?

Posted at 8:09AM on Dec 18th 2006 by Jake Blues

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