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McDonald's to Offer Free Internet Access, Will Become One of Largest Free Internet Access Providers

  • Dec 16, 2009 1:37 PM PDT
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Beginning in mid-January, McDonald's restaurants nationwide will remove the fee for Wi-Fi Internet access, instantly becoming one of the largest providers of free access in the country. About 11,000 of the more than 13,000 U.S. locations will offer free Wi-Fi under an arrangement with Dallas-based AT&T Inc., said David Groom, chief information officer for McDonald's USA.

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WiFi and Coffee Dan Campbell  –  Dec 21, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

A more interesting perspective on this report would be to add in McD's offering of gourmet coffees, which already seems like an attempt to jump into that market and to draw some of the Starbucks crowd in for a McLatte and the impulse purchase of an Egg McMuffin.  Now you throw in free WiFi Internet acess - Starbucks still charges you for Internet access - and they may really have something.

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