Five US cable providers join forces to offer 50,000+ wireless hotspots

Five cable companies have announced a joint effort to provide wireless Internet hotspots across the US. Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable have agreed to let their high-speed Internet subscribers access each other's Wi-Fi networks. The effort, dubbed "CableWiFi," is similar to a deal signed between Cablevision, Comcast and Time Warner in early 2010, which allowed cross-provider hotspot access throughout various northeastern US markets.
The latest agreement is much larger, unifying over 50,000 hotspots. CableWiFi is currently available throughout New York City and central Florida courtesy of networks launched by Bright House and Cablevision e... »read more

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