Tuesday, March 23, 2010

DePaul study finds Wi-Fi services boost buses - Chicago Breaking Business

The availability of technology such as WiFi is boosting the growth of low-cost bus services between regional cities, according to a new study by DePaul University's Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development.

"Over the past three years...bus companies -- particularly 'curbside' operators that do not operate from conventional bus stations and typically sell tickets only over the Internet -- have pushed themselves to the forefront of the wireless Internet movement," researchers said in the study...