Cisco Systems Inc. today announced the first telepresence videoconferencing rooms available for public use, demonstrating the technology simultaneously in four locations in India, the U.S. and the U.K. Three of the four demonstration sites were retrofitted rooms in Taj Hotels in London, Bangalore, India and Boston. The luxury hotel chain has decided to build the public videoconferencing rooms for business and guest use at rates starting at $400 an hour in the Boston location. Cisco said prices will vary from $299 to $899 an hour at various locations globally, depending on the number of users. The rooms can accommodate from one to 18 people.