Estonia 1,000th wireless internet zone

The nation will pass another connectivity milestone when its 1,000th wireless internet zone becomes active at the end of this year.

There are already 869 registered working WiFi areas across the country, and the WiMax.ee Web site said the number would pass 1,000 by December.

At the start of the year, the nation was covered by 680 areas, with 132 new connections coming online in the first half of 2006.