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Greyhound sprints to Coyotenet for kiosks

February 13, 2002

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RICHMOND, British Columbia - First it was television, then video games. Now, Canadian bus stop patrons will have the Internet to keep them entertained while waiting for buses to arrive.

Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp. and Canadian public-access Internet provider Coyotenet Communications Group Inc. on Feb. 12 announced an agreement giving Coyotenet first-choice access to install public-access Internet kiosks at Greyhound terminals throughout Canada.

Glenn Ninow, Coyotenet president and chief executive officer, said the company plans to deploy 40 terminals at speficially targeted locations in the initial rollout. Future plans will depend on the results of the initial rollout.

"The deployment potential is still very much speculation until we have been able to gain insight into the the initial deployment," Ninow said. "Until we are more able to speak with confidence, we can only speculate at the potential. Certainly we believe the potential is significant for the 2002 deployment plan."

The Coyotenet terminals are pay-per-use, with customers charged $1 for every eight minutes they are online. Revenue is shared between Coyotenet, Greyhound, and the host location, but Ninow did not disclose how the revenue is split.

Coyotenet recently completed a merger with capital company PanGlobel.com Inc (See story: Coyotenet completes merger). The company currently operates almost 200 public-access terminals throughout the United States and Canada.