Why not wi-fi in parks?The California Department of Parks and Recreation The California Department of Parks and Recreation manages the California state parks system, which contains 280 parks and 1.4 million acres (5,700 km²), with over 280 miles of coastline; 625 miles of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and 3,000 miles of hiking, will implement wire-free connections in 85 of its parks within the next six months. The Wireless Fidelity See Wi-Fi. (Wi-Fi) technology will be housed in public buildings such as a guardhouse or equipment shed. A small, narrow antenna will protrude pro·trude v. 1. To push or thrust outward. 2. To jut out; project. from the roof to send and receive signals. SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications is offering wi-fi for California's state parks on a two-year trial. If successful, an additional 233 parks will be wired. California is not the first state park system to install wi-fi. According to SBC Communications, Michigan and Texas also have outdoor locations for wi-fi connection. |
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