Plans for on-line park bench

Suffolk - Computer users seeking to escape the confines of the home or office will soon be able to access the Internet by plugging…

Suffolk - Computer users seeking to escape the confines of the home or office will soon be able to access the Internet by plugging their laptops into a specially designed park bench.

Microsoft is working on the world's first on-line park bench earmarked for Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, planned to be unveiled in August.

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