Wayport now provides Internet access at Dallas-Ft. Worth, AustinBergstrom and Seattle-Tacoma International airports. The company ispreparing to bring San Jose International Airport on line within 30days, Dave Vucina, Wayport's CEO, tells GlobeSt.com. "In additionto San Jose, we will be adding two more major market airports byJune 2001," he says.

The additional 350 hotels will be wired with Wayport'shigh-speed and wireless access by mid-2001, taking its hotelportfolio to 500. The hotel portfolio includes contracts withchains such as Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels& Resorts and Sonesta Hotels & Resorts and MeriStar Hotels& Resorts, which manages Hilton, Sheraton, Westin, Radisson andDoubletree hotels.

The company's fourth funding round has been led by BA VenturePartners and Lucent Venture Funds. As part of the transaction,Lucent and BA Venture Partners, the venture capital affiliate ofBank of America, will each hold a seat on Wayport's board ofdirectors.Invesco was a new investor in this round. Returninginvestors include Sevin Rosen Funds, Trellis Partners and NewEnterprise Associates.

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