AT&T will be bringing free Wi-Fi Internet access to 20 New York City parks this summer that’s open to all users regardless of whether or not they are AT&T customers. The company rolled out its free Wi-Fi in parts of Battery, Joyce Kilmer and Thomas Jefferson Parks, and will continue to add new locations throughout the summer.
Central Park and other NYC spots are getting free Wi-Fi
Mayor Bloomberg and AT&T said taxpayer money isn’t being used to operate the wireless networks, so in this case it seems that free really is free.
“In May, we laid out a strategy to make New York City the nation’s leading digital city, and AT&T’s generous initiative to bring Wi-Fi to 20 City parks will help us get there,” said Mayor Bloomberg.
Some of the other parks that will get in on AT&T’s free Wi-Fi action include Bronx River, Brooklyn Bridge, McCarren, Astoria, South Beach, and several locations in Central Park.
New York City is maintaining a Web site detailing the progress of its free Wi-Fi project.