Wireless Internet access points are proliferating rapidly, offering wireless Internet access for truck drivers in more and more locations.

In April, Flying J and Petro announced they would install WiFi hotspots at many truckstops.
Now Verizon, one of the nation's largest telecom companies, is adapting many of its languishing pay phones to provide similar hotspots.
WiFi is short for Wireless Fidelity, sometimes referred to as 802.11b, a standard for using a piece of radio frequency for electronic communication, including Internet access.
Using a laptop or handheld computer equipped with a wireless adapter you can log onto the Internet in any hotspot, such as a WiFi equipped store or truckstop.
Verizon said it is extending broadband DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) service to some pay phones, which have fallen into disuse in the cellphone age. Those phones are being made WiFi "hotspots." A driver will be able to park near such a pay phone and access the Internet from inside a truck cab.
According to Verizon, users will need a logon and password. The company said hotspot Internet access will be free to existing Verizon DSL or Internet dialup customers.