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June 10, 2011
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AT&T to power free Wi-Fi in 20 NYC parks

By on June 10, 2011 at 12:07 PM.

AT&T to power free Wi-Fi in 20 NYC parks

New York City’s mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Thursday that the city will soon offer free Wi-Fi in 20 of its parks. AT&T will power the service, which will be available in popular spots such as Prospect Park, Battery Park, and Central Park, later this summer, but New Yorkers can already surf for free in Battery Bosque Park, the Joyce Kilmer Park in the Bronx, and Thomas Jefferson Park, among others. The public will have ad-free access to the free networks for at least the next five years. No word on whether you’ll actually be able to use an AT&T phone for voice calling in the parks, however.

[Via The New York Times] More →

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September 15, 2010
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Free* Wi-Fi coming to NYC parks by way of Cablevision and Time Warner

By on September 15, 2010 at 10:08 AM.

Free* Wi-Fi coming to NYC parks by way of Cablevision and Time Warner

Kind of… Cablevision and Time Warner are spending $10 million to provide WiFi service to over 30 parks in NYC as part of a deal to renew the cable companies’ cable TV franchises. Here is the catch though: internet use over Wi-Fi is free, but it’s limited to up to (3) 10 minute sessions a month, a total of 30 minutes of usage a person. If you want to get your SlingBox on after that, it’s going to cost $0.99/day to access the internet. Not an exorbitant amount of money, but definitely not quite free, either. More →

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