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Seventeen Atlanta Hotels Offer Wayport 
High-Speed Internet Access
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ATLANTA - Sept. 26, 2000 -The meaning of �southern hospitality� is quickly being redefined in Atlanta, with more than 17 local-area hotels welcoming guests with high-speed Internet access after recently joining the Wayport connection.

The travelers� choice for rapid-fire portable connection to online communications and information, Wayport service currently can be found in six Atlanta hotels, with 11 more hotels scheduled for installation by year-end. Guests currently have wired Internet access at all installed Atlanta hotels with wireless access soon to be made available.

Atlanta-area hotels now offering Wayport service include: Hampton Inn Atlanta - North Druid Hills, Sierra Suites Atlanta - Brookhaven, Sierra Suites Atlanta Perimeter, Summerfield Suites - Atlanta - Buckhead, Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center and Wyndham Garden Hotel - Perimeter Center. Hotels soon to offer Wayport service include: Comfort Suites Perimeter Center, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Doubletree Guest Suites Atlanta Galleria, Holiday Inn Atlanta - Buckhead, Radisson Inn Executive Park, Four Points Hotel Atlanta Perimeter, Sierra Suites Atlanta - Cumberland, Summerfield Suites Atlanta - Perimeter, Wyndham Garden Hotel - Vinings, Wyndham Midtown Atlanta, and Wyndham Atlanta.

�With numerous corporate headquarters, a population of more than three million people and one of the nation�s major aviation hubs, Atlanta is a major business travel market,� said Brett Stewart, chief executive officer of Wayport, Inc. �By offering our high-speed Internet services in many area hotels, we serve an important role in delivering fast, easy access for business travelers to stay connected to families and home offices.�

Wayport�s wired access in guestrooms and meeting rooms and wireless in the lobby, meeting rooms and public areas allow guests to browse the Web, send or receive email and access corporate networks at speeds 50 to 200 times faster than traditional dial-up modems or cellular connections from anywhere in the hotels.

In addition to rapidly expanding its hotel property footprint, Wayport recently launched its wireless service at Dallas/Fort International Airport and Austin Bergstrom International Airport, with plans to launch another major-market U.S. airport in November. And, to encourage participation in its membership program, the company is offering 50 free wireless connects per user from now through the end of the year.

Wayport, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, and founded in 1996, provides fast Net for people on the move in airports, hotels and conference centers. Travelers accessing Wayport�s networks through wired and wireless Ethernet card connections get consistent, convenient access to the Internet, email and company networks at speeds 50 to 200 times faster than traditional dial-up modems or cellular-based wireless services. 

This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties.

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Contact:
Wayport, Inc., Austin
Dirk Heinen, 512/519-6106
[email protected]
www.wayport.net


 
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