From the
www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com website
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AT&T announced that subscribers to its highest-speed DSL services will have
free access to its WiFi hotspots throughout the country. Subscribers who
get the company's Pro, Elite and FastAccess can use any of the company's
10,000 hotspots located in airports, coffee shops, McDonald's restaurants
and Barnes & Noble bookstores for free. Those with lower tier services can
add unlimited WiFi access for $1.99 per month.
Connections at AT&T WiFi hot spots for non-subscribers run $7.99 per day.
But iPhone users are left out of the fray, despite the fact that the device
supports both EDGE and WiFi. It appears AT&T wants to de-emphasize the WiFi
aspect (even though Apple CEO Steve Jobs emphasized the WiFi solution when
asked about the drawback of supporting the slower EDGE network) given the
fact that the carrier has disabled the WiFi capability in a host of other
devices. The view of most carriers is that WiFi will cannibalize their
mobile businesses.