February
10, 2002
Outdoor Internet Access in New York
By Associated Press
Madison, WI, Feb. 10th 2002 - New York-
It
is being billed as the first outdoor Internet-access terminal. And
it just happens to double as a traditional pay phone.
The
first device is being unveiled Sunday in New York City. It includes
a screen, keyboard and camera. It is also designed to resist weather
adn vandals.
People
will be able to take pictures and then send them over the Internet.
The price? One dollar buys four minutes.
The
company installing the phone plans a 30-day trial and hopes to install
more in other locations.
People
will also be able to make an old-fashioned phone call to anywhere
in the world for just 25 cents a minute.
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