NYC Is Turning Payphones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

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NYC Is Turning Payphones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots:

 "New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications introduced on Wednesday the city’s first payphones-turned-Wi-Fi hotspots. They’re free of charge for any nearby New Yorker (or visitor) to use for connecting his smartphone, tablet or laptop to the Internet. Internet services are being provided in cooperation with Van Wagner and Titan."


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