Internet Access on the Water:
... provides boaters with access to the Internet, email
and faxing while travelling coastal waters or through lakes and rivers
without spending money on expensive satellite devices.
SmartWires, a Miami-based broadband wireless service provider
... and
network
integrator, was quick to seize the opportunity to provide wireless
broadband Internet access for the entire private yacht club. Today, the
yacht club members in Key Biscayne are able to enjoy fast and reliable
Internet access.
The Wi-Fi Boat
By Adam Stone
Ah, the cruising life. Beachesbuffetsbroadband?
Those who vacation on the big boats increasingly are finding themselves
able to access the Internet from stem to stern, thanks to Wi-Fi
deployments rigged with signal backhaul through satellite connections.
BoatLinx: Web & Communication Systems + Wi-Fi broadband access
Stay in a berth on a boat, or check in with your pet and your laptop
(Seattle);
USA Today 2004
Washington state ferries eye Wi-Fi
News Story by Bob Brewin
OCTOBER 24, 2002 (COMPUTERWORLD) - In the latte-fueled and
Internet-obsessed Seattle region, 15,000 daily commuters who cruise to
work on 25 Washington state ferries face dual withdrawal on a trip that
can last as long as an hour: No Internet access, and, if they don't have
cash, no caffeine either.
Clippings:
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EU Wants Shared Control of Internet
Kitsap Sun,
Sep 30, 2:57 PM EDT
By AOIFE WHITE
AP Business Writer
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The European Union insisted Friday that
governments and the private sector must share the responsibility of
overseeing the Internet, setting the stage for a showdown with the United
States on the future of Internet governance.
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FCC Backs Off on Internet Phone Deadline
Kitsap Sun,
Sep 27, 8:44 PM EDT
By BRUCE MEYERSON
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission backed off again
Tuesday on enforcing a deadline for Internet phone service providers to
disconnect all customers who haven't acknowledged that they understand it
may be hard to reach a live emergency dispatcher when dialing 911.
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