http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/59/25174.html
McDonald's serves WLAN broadband in Japan
By Tim Richardson
Posted: 07/05/2002 at 11:37 GMT
Fast-food diners in Japan could soon be able to get broadband with
their burgers.
According to reports, Internet investment outfit Softbank and
McDonald's are to
create almost 4,000 "hotspots" in McDonald's restaurants in Japan to
give
punters wireless broadband access to the Net.
It would mean that diners chomping on a burger and fries while
slurping a fizzy
drink could also access the Net using a laptop or other mobile
gadget.
The service could cost as little as $12.50 a month, according to
Reuters.
Last month, BT announced that it intended to create a public access
Wireless
Local Area Network (WLAN) in the UK.
The monster telco wants the hotspots in key public sites such as
hotels, railway
stations, airports, bars and coffee shops, and is already talking to
Costa Coffee
concerning a possible deal. �
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