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Title: Campuses go wireless: Laptops growing in popularity - Laura Hancock and Kaye Ne Post by: Stephen Taylor on August 18, 2007, 09:31:06 AM Campuses go wireless: Laptops growing in popularity - Laura Hancock and Kaye Nelson, Deseret Morning News
Last winter as students travelled to Utah Valley State College, they noticed a sign at a fast-food restaurant advertising free Wi-Fi. Students publicly questioned why, if Burger King could have free wireless Internet, they had to pay a $25 set-up fee and $5 a month to get the Internet on campus. The discussion became a campaign issue during student government elections and was eventually taken up by the administration, which started a $300,000 project — collected from student fees, tuition and the college's general fund — to provide free wireless Internet. Read More.. (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,695198320,00.html) |