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Thousands of Hotel Rooms Across US - |
New Orleans, LA, June
24, 2003 � Today, at the Hospitality Information Technology Exposition
and Conference (HITEC), StayOnline announced that it will soon be marketing
its high-speed, Wi-Fi Internet services together with the AT&T Wireless
brand at participating StayOnline hotel locations.
StayOnline�s network of more than 130 hotels representing over 18,000 hotel rooms is one of the most comprehensive Wi-Fi networks in the hospitality industry with networks in more than 20 national lodging brands. Hotel guests staying at properties using StayOnline�s wireless, high-speed networks, will soon be greeted by a co-branded web page featuring the familiar AT&T Wireless logo. Current AT&T Wireless Wi-Fi subscribers will simply be able to utilize their existing accounts to log on to the service. Single-use access will be available to non-AT&T Wireless subscribers, who will also have the option of signing up for one of the AT&T Wireless Wi-Fi service plans. Information about these plans can be found at www.attws.com/wifi. �This is great news for the hotels who currently have StayOnline�s high-speed wireless access points installed and for many more who are considering it,� said Thierry Roch, Executive Director of Historic Hotels of America. �People know and trust the AT&T Wireless name for delivering high-quality wireless services.� �Business travelers are always looking for ways to stay connected to their critical corporate information while on the road,� said Abhi Ingle, vice president of business data solutions for AT&T Wireless Mobile Multimedia Services. �StayOnline�s experience and existing presence in the hospitality space was a perfect fit for us. AT&T Wireless is committed to offering the broadest selection of wireless data offerings to meet the growing demands of today�s mobile professional.� �We owe it to our hotel customers to provide them with the most up-to-date capabilities and to help ensure that their hotels will be attractive to the greatest number of business travelers,� said Antonio DiMilia, President and CEO of Atlanta-based StayOnline, Inc. �The co-marketing program with AT&T Wireless Services is an ideal one for us and for them.� �We�re thrilled with this announcement, obviously,� said Ron Hardin, Vice President of Technology for the Davidson Hotel Company, which manages several properties that have installed StayOnline�s wireless high-speed Internet Access. �We hope to serve many more AT&T Wireless subscribers at our hotels as a result of this initiative.� About StayOnline, Inc.
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