Method and apparatus for wireless public internet access
First Claim
1. Apparatus for providing consumer access to broadband services including the Internet comprising:
- a telecommunication line which was initially installed for connecting a payphone station to the PSTN; and
, a first connection equipment located at the consumer access end of the telecommunication line, the connection equipment facilitating a consumer to access the telecommunication line via broadband wireless transmission from a consumer device to the telecommunication line.
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Abstract
Apparatus 10 is provided for consumer access to broad-band services including the Internet. The apparatus 10 includes a telecommunication line 12 which was initially installed for connecting a payphone to the PSTN. The apparatus 10 also includes first connection equipment 16 located at the consumer access site 26. The equipment 16 provides communication from a consumer device 18-22, on telecommunication line 12 via broadband wireless transmission. Second connection equipment 24 at a distant end of the telecommunication line, for example in the CO, permits broadband transmission between the consumer device 18-22 and a destination in the PSTN or Internet 14. Methods according to the invention include transmitting and receiving (34) wireless signals to and from a consumer device, at a consumer end of a telecommunication line, which line was initially installed to connect a payphone to the publicly switched telephone network (PSTN). Further methods include transmitting (36) signals or data corresponding to the wireless signals over the telecommunications line between the consumer device and a destination.
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26 Claims
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1. Apparatus for providing consumer access to broadband services including the Internet comprising:
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a telecommunication line which was initially installed for connecting a payphone station to the PSTN; and
,a first connection equipment located at the consumer access end of the telecommunication line, the connection equipment facilitating a consumer to access the telecommunication line via broadband wireless transmission from a consumer device to the telecommunication line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of providing public access to broadband services comprising:
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transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from a consumer device, at a consumer end of a telecommunication line, which line was initially installed to connect a payphone to the publicly switched telephone network (PSTN); and
,transmitting signals or data corresponding to the wireless signals over the telecommunications line between the consumer device and a destination. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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