The Downtown Wireless Network expands again
First-Ever Internet Cable Escape Marks Increased Wireless Availability Downtown
Wrapped Head-to-Toe in Cat 5 Cable, Man Has Only Minutes to Escape ---- May 27, 2004 at 11 a.m. World Financial Center Winter Garden 250 Vesey Street
World Financial Center Winter Garden becomes officially Wi-Fi enabled
For the first time in the history of the World Wide Web, escape artist Mario Cappello will attempt to free himself after being bound head-to-toe in an office chair in more than 400 feet of Cat 5 Internet cable.
Cappello's attempt, which mirrors the efforts of millions of Americans seeking to free themselves of cords and connect wirelessly to the Internet, will officially launch the Downtown Alliance's free Lower Manhattan Wi-Fi Network. The event will take place today in the World Financial Center Winter Garden.
At 11 a.m. this morning, Cappello will be wrapped in hundreds of feet of the unforgiving cable, turning him into a 21st-Century white collar mummy. Cappello has vowed to free himself in less time than it takes to be bound. Once freed Cappello will issue an email from the first wireless connection to be made from the Winter Garden.
Last year, Lower Manhattan became America's leading public Wi-Fi network enabling workers, residents and visitors to connect to the Internet wirelessly, at high-speeds, free of charge. This year, the Winter Garden has been added to the network of "hot spots" at strategically located open spaces.
The network enables Lower Manhattan residents, workers and visitors to access the Internet wirelessly from laptops and PDAs. The network is designed to enable anyone to walk to a hot spot within five minutes from any point below Chambers Street. The network also provides an innovative way to bolster area retailers and attractions.
For more information, please visit www.DowntownNY.com/wireless.asp.
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