I saw the following in the reuters tech news:
California to Install Wi-Fi Access in State Parks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Californians, known for their love for the great outdoors and for high technology, will soon be able to enjoy both at the same time as state parks get Wi-Fi Internet access.
California State Parks officials said on Friday that SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/finance/nm/wr_nm/storytext/tech_california_wifi_dc/14059602/*http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=sbc&d=t - news http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/biz/nm/wr_nm/storytext/tech_california_wifi_dc/14059602/*http://biz.yahoo.com/n/s/sbc.html) would install Wi-Fi links in 85 state parks over the next six months. Increasing numbers of laptop computers and handheld devices can connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi signals.
The expansion into the state's vast park system marks the latest spread of Wi-Fi service into open spaces, which already includes the San Francisco Giants' baseball stadium and downtown San Jose, at the heart of Silicon Valley.
San Elijo State Beach near San Diego is the first state park to receive Wi-Fi access, which could, for example, enable surfers to send up-to-date pictures and information about the waves.
Internet access will work in only a small fraction of the overall park terrain, mostly around visitor centers and camping areas, said California State Parks spokesman Roy Stearns. Hiking trails would not be covered, he said.
Laptop computer users need a Wi-Fi card to get access to high-speed Internet access and, if they are not SBC customers, they will have to pay $7.95 a day for the service. SBC will share some of that revenue with the state of California, an SBC spokesman said.